Quiz for geohazards - for test 2

Question 1

A rock slide into a reservoir triggered catastrophic flooding of the landscape below which dam?

Answer 1

Vajont (italy)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a product of effusive, Hawaiian-type eruptions?

Answer 2

Rhyolite domes

Question 3

The largest mountain in the Solar System, called Olympus Mons, is an enormous shield volcano on _____.

Answer 3

Mars

Question 4

Yellowstone is a classic example of which type of volcanism?

Answer 4

Continental hot spot

Question 5

Unstable slopes start to move when the ________ force exceeds the ________ force that holds the material in place.

Answer 5

Downslope, resistance

Question 6

An explosive subsea eruption involving a lot of steam and fountains of wet ash is called:

Answer 6

Surtseyan

Question 7

Underwater avalanches of suspended sediments are called ______.

Answer 7

Turbidity currents

Question 8

Which of the following increases the risk of mass movement?

Answer 8

Flooding the sediment with water to the point of saturation

Question 9

What type of grains are going to have the steepest angle of repose when piled?

Answer 9

Coarse, angular and dry

Question 10

Effusive eruptions occur when magma is _____.

Answer 10

Low viscosity

Question 11

Hot, thin, runny lava flows with low silica content are typically _____.

Answer 11

Basaltic