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1 / 50
Which of these is NOT a cause of Landslide?
2 / 50
Most avalanches start with a gliding motion but then rapidly accelerate on slopes ________ degrees.
3 / 50
Snow avalanche problems have risen in recent decades due to the greater use of ____ areas of winter recreation
4 / 50
The crater lake or Taal Volcanoe is located in_____
5 / 50
In the event of a Volcanic eruptions, the following places except ____ may need offshore evacuation
6 / 50
Heat emission was one of the first volcanic features to be sensed remotely and has proved a valuable means of ____
7 / 50
Which of these is a type of landslide
8 / 50
Which is the odd out?
9 / 50
Lather slides andDebar Avalanches are associated with eruption of deictic magma which have the following characteristics EXCEPT
10 / 50
Which of these does not lead to a reduction in the shear resistance on a slope?
11 / 50
Avalanches deals with the movement of ______
12 / 50
The Following are common features of volcanic related ground failure EXCEPT
13 / 50
The downslope movement of large volume of surface materials under gravitational force is called ____
14 / 50
Avalanche frequency is thus related to slope angle with most events occuring on intermediate slope gradient of between ______
15 / 50
_______ are downslope movement of fluidities soil and other material acting as viscous mass.
16 / 50
During an eruption of cotopari in ____ , so much ice and snow was melted that enormous lathers, were released about 160km Long.
17 / 50
After evacuees have reached the required support services which include____
18 / 50
Carbondioxide is dangerous because of the following reasons EXCEPT______.
19 / 50
Which of these is NOT a type of Landslides?
20 / 50
The crater lake or Taal Volcanoe is located in_____.
21 / 50
Snow avalanches are common features of mountainous terrain throughout arctic and ________ regions where snow is deposited on slopes steeper than 20 degrees
22 / 50
The following are methods of diverting and controlling lava flows EXCEPT
23 / 50
The following are tropical cities at risk of debris flow Except
24 / 50
The following CANNOT be used for volcanic forcasting and warning.
25 / 50
The worst volcanic disaster in the world since the eruption of mont. pelee occured as a result of lather following the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruz volcano in ______.
26 / 50
Which of these devices is used to get information on the relative ground displacement?
27 / 50
The avalanche problem has always been more severe in Europe than north America because ____ is higher in the former than the latter
28 / 50
Part of the problems in studying air pollutants is that they are _________.
29 / 50
Switzerland has a relatively large number of avalanche deaths amounting to some ____ fatalities per year
30 / 50
The world's ______ cars(as at 2000) are among the main culprits contributing to the growing problem of acid rain.
31 / 50
_______ barrier can be used to diver lava streams away from valuable property if the topography is favourable.
32 / 50
Acid rain can be controlled by the following EXCEPT ____
33 / 50
The landslide disaster that heat Vaiont Dam in the piavely valley, northern Italy on Oct. 1963 is an example of ____
34 / 50
The Following are common features of volcanic related ground failure EXCEPT.
35 / 50
The US forest service closed public access to the Baker Lake Recreation area in _____
36 / 50
The following can be used for volcanic forcasting and warning
37 / 50
The worst avalanches disaster in the UsA occured in ______ in the cascade range of washington
38 / 50
______ are movement of debris(mainly rocks) transported through the air.
39 / 50
Most snow loading on slopes occurs slowly. This gives the pack some opportunity to adjust by internal deformation because of its __ nature
40 / 50
The first known attempt to divert a lava flow in sicily in ______.
41 / 50
Angles below 20 degrees are generally too low for failure to occur and most slopes above ____ degrees rarely accumulate sufficient snow to pose a major hazard
42 / 50
_______ slides are sometimes known as block glides and debris slide
43 / 50
The ____ countries are notable for avanlanches related to minning disasters
44 / 50
The ____ technique which was first employed to control lava flows durin the 1960 eruption of Kilauca,Hawaii in a sponteous experiment by a local fire chief.
45 / 50
The strength of landslide materials is the maximum resistance to shear stress and depend on _____
46 / 50
The strength of a snow pack is related to its density and _______.
47 / 50
The landslide disaster which affected the city of Ancona central Italy in 1982 is a good example of _____ Landslide
48 / 50
When thermal monitoring as magma rises to the surface, It might be expected to produce an increase in _______
49 / 50
Which of these is NOT a method of preventing Lava flow
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Landslide deals with the movement of ______
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