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Question-1
What do you mean by risk?
(A)
Threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment
(B)
A threat of an artificially created event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment
(C)
A threat of an artificially created event that will have a positive effect on people or the environment
(D)
Possibility of loss of life or damage
Question-2
Which hurricane affected the Caribbean ?
(A)
Hurricane Sandy
(B)
Hurricane Jeanne
(C)
Hurricane Katrina
(D)
Hurricane Tsunami
Question-3
Hurricane Katrina along the U.S. Gulf Coast was a:
(A)
Extreme event
(B)
Hazard
(C)
Disaster
(D)
Risk
Question-4
Define hurricane.
(A)
Rise of water
(B)
Opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust
(C)
Tropical cyclone
(D)
Drying of land
Question-5
Which is the cause of flood ?
(A)
Heavy rainfall
(B)
Tropical cyclone
(C)
Opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust
(D)
Drying of land
Question-6
Volcanic eruptions can affect climate because:
(A)
They heat the atmosphere
(B)
Volcanic dust and gas in the upper atmosphere reflects and absorbs solar radiation
(C)
Volcanoes have no effect on Earth's climate
(D)
They cool the atmosphere
Question-7
Which of these is NOT a common gas in magma?
(A)
Water vapor
(B)
Carbon dioxide
(C)
Sulfur dioxide
(D)
Methane
Question-8
Which effect is NOT associated with volcanoes?
(A)
Ash fall
(B)
Mud slides
(C)
Towns are destroyed
(D)
Low temperatures
Question-9
In which year did River Rhine face severe flood?
(A)
1996
(B)
1995
(C)
1994
(D)
1997
Question-10
What atmospheric conditions produce severe storms?
(A)
Warm air being pushed upwards
(B)
Low humidity
(C)
High pressure conditions
(D)
Cool air sinking
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Cambridge Secondary Grade 9
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