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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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1 / 50
The downslope movement of large volume of surface materials under gravitational force is called ____
2 / 50
Which of these is NOT a cause of Landslide?
3 / 50
Which is the odd out?
4 / 50
Snow avalanche problems have risen in recent decades due to the greater use of ____ areas of winter recreation
5 / 50
After evacuees have reached the required support services which include____
6 / 50
Abnormal seismic activity over a 12month period eventually lead to the evacuation of _____ people from around the Volcanoe in the events at La Soufriere, on the Island of Guadaloupe,Lesser Antilles in 1976.
7 / 50
Landslide deals with the movement of ______
8 / 50
Heat emission was one of the first volcanic features to be sensed remotely and has proved a valuable means of ____
9 / 50
Acid rain can be controlled by the following EXCEPT ____
10 / 50
The landslide disaster that heat Vaiont Dam in the piavely valley, northern Italy on Oct. 1963 is an example of ____
11 / 50
The following hazard is/are associated with landslide.
12 / 50
The crater lake or Taal Volcanoe is located in_____.
13 / 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 ______.
14 / 50
Which of these devices is used to get information on the relative ground displacement?
15 / 50
Which of these is a type of landslide
16 / 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
17 / 50
The Following are common features of volcanic related ground failure EXCEPT.
18 / 50
When thermal monitoring as magma rises to the surface, It might be expected to produce an increase in _______
19 / 50
Studies have shown that several decades age, ____ percent of landslide in southern Carlifornia were related to construction activities.
20 / 50
Avalanche frequency is thus related to slope angle with most events occuring on intermediate slope gradient of between ______
21 / 50
The avalanche problem has always been more severe in Europe than north America because ____ is higher in the former than the latter
22 / 50
The first known attempt to divert a lava flow in sicily in ______.
23 / 50
Most snow loading on slopes occurs slowly. This gives the pack some opportunity to adjust by internal deformation because of its __ nature
24 / 50
The landslide disaster which affected the city of Ancona central Italy in 1982 is a good example of _____ Landslide
25 / 50
The most important precausors of volcanic eruptions include the following except
26 / 50
_______ are downslope movement of fluidities soil and other material acting as viscous mass.
27 / 50
The worst avalanches disaster in the UsA occured in ______ in the cascade range of washington
28 / 50
The following are types of landslide terrain except____
29 / 50
_______ barrier can be used to diver lava streams away from valuable property if the topography is favourable.
30 / 50
Lather slides andDebar Avalanches are associated with eruption of deictic magma which have the following characteristics EXCEPT
31 / 50
Which of these is NOT a method of preventing Lava flow
32 / 50
Internal cohesion and Internal friction depend on ______
33 / 50
The following are classes of landslide movement except_____.
34 / 50
The ____ countries are notable for avanlanches related to minning disasters
35 / 50
Snow avalanches are common features of mountainous terrain throughout arctic and ________ regions where snow is deposited on slopes steeper than 20 degrees
36 / 50
The crater lake or Taal Volcanoe is located in_____
37 / 50
The strength of landslide materials is the maximum resistance to shear stress and depend on _____
38 / 50
The following are methods of diverting and controlling lava flows EXCEPT
39 / 50
______ are movement of debris(mainly rocks) transported through the air.
40 / 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.
41 / 50
Heat emission was one of the first volcanic features to be sensed remotely and has proved a valuable means of ____.
42 / 50
Avalanches deals with the movement of ______
43 / 50
Experts have predicted that the Lake Chad may dry up completely by 2010, this will have the following implications EXCEPT ______.
44 / 50
In the event of a Volcanic eruptions, the following places except ____ may need offshore evacuation
45 / 50
The strength of a snow pack is related to its density and _______.
46 / 50
Switzerland has a relatively large number of avalanche deaths amounting to some ____ fatalities per year
47 / 50
During an eruption of cotopari in ____ , so much ice and snow was melted that enormous lathers, were released about 160km Long.
48 / 50
The following can be used for volcanic forcasting and warning
49 / 50
Most avalanches start with a gliding motion but then rapidly accelerate on slopes ________ degrees.
50 / 50
_______ slides are sometimes known as block glides and debris slide
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