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6. What happens at a Constructive plate boundary?
- 2 plates pushing against each other
- 2 plates move apart from each other
- 2 plates moving past each other
7. In what year did Mount Pinatubo erupt in the Philippenes?
8. Which areas of the Philipppenes are more at risk of flooding?
- Coastal areas
- Lowland areas
- Highland areas
9. Why does California suffer from droughts?
- High air pressure
- All listed
- Dry, sinking air causes no rain
- La Nina causes cooler surface water so less evaporation can take place
10. How does a Tropical Cyclone form?
- Rain from the tropics condenses and collects over land, moving to the sea
- Warm, moist air rises and condenses when the sea temperature is 26 degrees C or higher
- Cool, dry air collides with warm moist air in the atmosphere
11. When was California's last volcanic eruption?
- Mount Shasta 1962
- Lassen Peak 1915
- Lassen Peak 1905
- Mount Etna 2015
12. What happpens at a Conservative plate boundary?
- 2 plates move apart
- 2 plates move past each other
- 2 plates move together
13. What are Hydrometeorological Hazards?
- Human enduced hazards
- Atmospheric hazards
- Atmospheric or Oceanic hazards
- Oceanic hazards
14. What are the types of risk management strategies?
- All listed
- Preparedness
- Prediction
- Prevention
15. What are Geophysical Hazards?
- Hazards occuring at plate boundaries
- The Continental and the Oceanic plates
- All listed
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes