1.1 Natural hazards

Question 1

What are Natural disasters?

Answer 1

Natural disasters are negative, unexpected or uncontrollable natural events that threatens people.

Question 2

What are Natural hazards?

Answer 2

Natural events that occur but dosen’t affect people.

Question 3

Examples of Natural hazards caused by Atmospheric processes.

Answer 3

Tornadoes - Atmospheric
Tropical Storms - Atmospheric
Typhoons - Atmospheric
Cyclones - Atmospheric
Hurricanes Atmospheric
Floods - Atmospheric
Drought - Atmospheric
Thunderstorms - Atmospheric

Question 4

Examples of Natural hazards caused by Biological and Geomorphological
processes.

Answer 4

Bushfires. - Biological
Landslides - Geomorphological

Question 5

Examples of Natural hazards caused by Tectonic processes.

Answer 5

Earthquakes - Tectonic
Volcanoes - Tectonic

Question 6

What is the outer layer of the earth called?

Answer 6

The Crust
- its the thinnest layer
- hard and rigid

Question 7

What is the area surrounding the inner core called?

Answer 7

The outer core
- surrounded by liquid layer

Question 8

What is the widest section

Answer 8

The Mantle
- thickest section

Question 9

What’s the hottest part of the earth?

Answer 9

The inner core
- at the centre of the earth

Question 10

Two types of the earth’s crust?

Answer 10

Oceanic and Continental

Question 11

Features of Oceanic crust(min. 3)

Answer 11

Underneath the ocean
Thin
Made of Basalt
Darker in colour
Can sink into the mantle
Always being destroyed and created

Question 12

Features of Continental crust(min. 3)

Answer 12

its Land
Thick but light
Made of Granite
lighter in colour
Permanent so can’t sink
Can’t be destroyed
over 1500 million years old