A volcano that has erupted in the last several thousand years, but has been quiet in historical times
What is a dormant volcano
100
The rock formed by the solidification of magma
What is igneous rock
100
The most common Province in Canada to be hit by Earthquakes
What is British Columbia
100
This volcano froze an entire society in time
What is Mount Vesuvius
100
This portion of the earths crust is referred to as 'stiff plastic'
What is the mesosphere
200
The volume of water that has soaked underground to fill fractures and other pores
What is groundwater
200
A supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic time
What is Pangea
200
These earthquakes occur near the surface and account for the 16 largest earthquakes in history`
What is a megathrust earthquake
200
The most deadly hazard associated with volcanic eruptions
What is Pyroclastic Flow
200
This Canadian institution is responsible for the preparation of Natural Disasters
What is Public Safety Canada (PSC)
300
A linear zone formed where plates pull apart as at a spreading centre
What is a divergent zone
300
An extrene event triggered by destructive forces occurring in nature that causes significant disruption to society
What is a natural disaster
300
In addition to wall strength, these can be added to walla to give strength to key elements of a structure
What are buttresses
300
Shield Volcanoes have these 3 characteristics
What is low viscosity, low volatility, and large volume
300
Vulnerability times hazard is equal to this term
What is risk
400
A catastrophic event where the side of a volcano falls into the sea
What is a flank collapse
400
The portion of precipitation that travels across land and ultimately reaches streams
What is runoff
400
The most stable part of Canada in regards to earthquake likelihood
What is the Prairies
400
The North American West Coast is comprised of mountains and volcanoes because of the action taken by the tectonic plates
What is subduction
400
This disaster in 2005 created the most costly monetary destruction in recorded history
What is Hurricane Katrina
500
The movement of continents across the face of the Earth, including their splitting apart and recombination into new continents
What is Continental Drift
500
A climate pattern that occurs every two to seven years when the trade winds relax and warm ocean water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean flows to the west coast of North America
What is El Nino
500
The three steps that should be taken to survive an earthquake
What is DROP, COVER, HOLD ON
500
The viscosity of magma is increased with the introduction of these crystals
What are mineral crystals
500
The most casualties from any natural disaster occurred in this nation