3.1.5 Hazards quiz games for A level Geography (AQA)

1. 1

   Which term describes one plate sinking beneath another?

   Ridge pushConvectionSea-floor spreadingSubduction
2. 2

   True or false?

   Convection currents alone drive the plates.
3. 3

   Which is a primary hazard of an earthquake?

   Ground shakingTsunamiFiresLandslide

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Which term describes action taken before an event to reduce its impact?

   ResponseMitigationRecoveryRelief
2. 2

   Which term describes the point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts?

   FocusBenioff zoneEpicentreFault
3. 3

   Which term describes how easily a population can be harmed by a hazard?

   FrequencyVulnerabilityResilienceMitigation

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1. 1

   Is this statement true or false?

   The Pacific Ring of Fire has many subduction zones.
2. 2

   True or false?

   A tsunami always arrives as a single breaking wave.
3. 3

   Which feature forms where oceanic crust sinks beneath another plate?

   Rift valleyHot spotOcean trenchMid-ocean ridge

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Is this statement true or false?

   Hazard-resistant design reduces vulnerability rather than changing the event.
2. 2

   Reducing hazard losses: true or false?

   Lava diversion is a way of modifying the event.
3. 3

   Which factor is a reason recorded disaster losses keep rising?

   Fewer warning systemsMore people and assets in hazard zonesMore large earthquakes each yearWeaker plate movement

+ 12 more questions in the game.

1. 1

   Which scale records observed shaking and damage at a particular place?

   Moment magnitude scale, based on seismograph recordsModified Mercalli intensity scaleRichter scale of local earthquake sizeVolcanic Explosivity Index of eruption size
2. 2

   Is this statement true or false?

   One mega-disaster can dominate the yearly total of tectonic deaths.
3. 3

   Is this statement true or false?

   Earthquakes can be predicted as reliably as volcanic eruptions.

+ 12 more questions in the game.