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The earth system is...
all the matter and energy and processes within the boundaries of erth
the subsystems are
hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
the substemes interact with each others while..
cycling matter and energy throuhg
energy from earth's interior is transfered ____ towards earths layers
upward
changes in earth can be massive, smol, speedy, snail pace
true or fasle
(big small fast slow)
true
past changes influence:
a. present conditions
b. future conditions
c. all of the abuv
c
humans can influence
a. future disruptions
b. biodiversity
c. all of above
c
natural hazard is
natural effect that CAN have a negative effect on an ecosystem
natural disaster is
natural effect that DID have a negative effect on an ecosystem
humans can't control natural hazards but they can control
intensity and frequencey
a. increases
b. decreses
a
tsunami is a geological hazard
remember that cuz sometimes i get confused hehe
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climate hazards is
and gimme two examples cuz im runnig out of space
large scale phenomena in long term weather
droughts, sea level changes, wildfires
hazard data includes
name 3
e.g. time
but now i said that you cant say it ha
pyroclasic flow is
hot ash flowing down from volcano
lahar is
when lava melts snow into a runnof land slide
tornadoes are formed from
supercells
uncertainties while predicting natural hazards include
e.g. duration, but thats not one of the answers its just an example ha
location, timing, magnitude, and if its even going to happen
to gain understanding of predictions ask questions that
can be answed from sceintific quesrions and methods
like hypothesis and stuff ig
scientists use _____ to monitor data
technology
used for volcano mouth sizxe and pressure changes
a. seismometer
b. tiltmeter
b
usded for earthquakes
a. seismometers
b. tiltmeter
a
that was obvious right
heh
building codes are
regulations set for buildings for certain areas and disaster risks
hazard mitigation is to
reduce or prevent the negative effects of a disaster
what are the three steps of mitigation
(prr)
preperationi response recovery