Download Chapter 14 Test Bank Questions [Please note

Chapter 14 Test Bank Questions
[Please note this is a sample selection of test bank questions for Chapter 1 and answers have
been removed. Each chapter of the Gervais, Living Physical Geography test bank will contain
approximately 130 questions.]
Multiple Choice Questions
1. __________ are broad, dome-shaped volcanoes.
A) Stratovolcanoes
B) Shield volcanoes
C) Cinder cones
D) Pyroclasts
Ans:
Blooms Level: Remembering
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14.1 Describe three main types of volcanoes and major landforms
associated with each.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Section: About Volcanoes
25. The Columbia Plateau is an example of __________.
A) columnar jointing
B) a caldera
C) a stratovolcano
D) a large igneous province
Ans:
Blooms Level: Understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14.1 Describe three main types of volcanoes and major landforms
associated with each.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Section: About Volcanoes
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35. Which of the following is not one of the warning signs used to predict a volcanic
eruption?
A) changing chemistry of volcanic gas
B) the activity of animals
C) development and widening of surface cracks on the volcano
D) earthquake activity
Ans:
Blooms Level: Understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14.2 Explain the hazards volcanoes pose and which geographic
areas are most at risk.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Section: Pele's Power: Volcanic Hazards
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Use the following to answer questions 37-39:
37. According to the figure, what was the largest eruption ranking for Volcán de Colima in
Mexico?
A)
B)
C)
D)
VEI 3
VEI 4
VEI 5
VEI 6
Ans:
Learning Objective: 14.2 Explain the hazards volcanoes pose and which geographic areas are
most at risk.
Difficulty: Medium
Section: Pele's Power: Volcanic Hazards
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Blooms Level: Applying
Refer to: Ref 14-1
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37. Referring to the figure, in what year(s) did Mount Merapi experience its strongest
recorded eruptions?
A) 1820
B) 1870 and 2010
C) 1930 and 1964
D) 2010
Ans:
Blooms Level: Applying
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14.2 Explain the hazards volcanoes pose and which geographic
areas are most at risk.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Section: Pele's Power: Volcanic Hazards
79. Which of the following is not used by the moment magnitude scale to determine
earthquake magnitude?
A) measured ground shaking
B) physical signs of ground movement
C) the physical characteristics of rocks at the epicenter
D) damage done to structures
Ans:
Blooms Level: Understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 14.4 Describe the types of seismic waves produced by earthquakes,
how earthquakes are ranked, and what can be done to reduce our vulnerability to
earthquakes.
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Section: Unstable Crust: Seismic Waves
True/False Questions
94. Fragments of solid material ejected from a volcano are called pyroclasts.
A) True
B) False
Ans:
Blooms Level: Remembering
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14.1 Describe three main types of volcanoes and major landforms
associated with each.
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Question Type: True/False
Section: About Volcanoes
104. Shield volcanoes produce dangerous and explosive eruptions.
A) True
B) False
Ans:
Blooms Level: Remembering
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14.2 Explain the hazards volcanoes pose and which geographic
areas are most at risk.
Question Type: True/False
Section: Pele's Power: Volcanic Hazards
111. In horst and graben topography, a horst is a valley and a graben is a ridge.
A) True
B) False
Ans:
Blooms Level: Remembering
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 14.3 Explain what causes earthquakes.
Question Type: True/False
Section: Tectonic Hazards: Faults and Earthquakes
Short Answer Questions
126. Do you agree that the scientists should be held accountable for natural disasters?
Explain.
Ans:
Blooms Level: Analyzing
Difficulty: Challenging
Learning Objective: 14.4 Describe the types of seismic waves produced by earthquakes,
how earthquakes are ranked, and what can be done to reduce our vulnerability to
earthquakes.
Question Type: Short Answer
Section: Unstable Crust: Seismic Waves
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129. Do you think scientists will ever be able to predict with accuracy when a given region
will be hit by an earthquake?
Ans:
Blooms Level: Analyzing
Difficulty: Challenging
Learning Objective: 14.4 Describe the types of seismic waves produced by earthquakes,
how earthquakes are ranked, and what can be done to reduce our vulnerability to
earthquakes.
Question Type: Short Answer
Section: Unstable Crust: Seismic Waves
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