EOSC 114 - Fragile Systems Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
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EOSC 114 - Fragile Systems Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
the distance 35,000m is equal to - Answers 3.5 x 10^7 m
the speed at which wave energy propagates is called the ____ speed - Answers group
consider object A with a mass of 10kg and object B with a mass of 20 kg, both m...
EOSC 114 - Fragile Systems Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
the distance 35,000m is equal to - Answers 3.5 x 10^7 m
the speed at which wave energy propagates is called the ____ speed - Answers group
consider object A with a mass of 10kg and object B with a mass of 20 kg, both moving at a speed of
1m/sec. Which of the following statements of TRUE? - Answers the kinetic energy of Object B is 2X the
kinetic energy of object A
most disaster scales are - Answers logarithmic
the common logarithm of 1,000,000 is - Answers 6
the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere is - Answers nitrogen
which is MOST dense - Answers 0.1g of granite
which statement is true? the most common element in the _____ - Answers earth's crust is oxygen
the following are gases present in our atmosphere EXCEPT - Answers silica, SIO2
when twice as much force is exerted to move a mass over the same distance, the work done - Answers is
doubled
during a 300- day period, 900 earthquakes of magnitude 5 are typically observed. Thus, the return
period for a magnitude 5 earthquake is - Answers 1/3 of a day
stratification of the earth, ocean, and atmosphere is expected because of the ____ of the materials
involves - Answers density
considering only this linear projection, you would expect the population (in billions) at year 2040 to be
roughly - Answers 9
over the 50-year interval between 1950 and 2000, the towns of Tofino and Port Alberni on Vancouver
Island have been hit by 5 tsunami. The Return period (RP) for tsunami in these twos is - Answers 10
years
regarding the three phases of matter, which statement is true? - Answers both liquids and gases can
change their shape easily. thus are fluids
a student with a mass of 50kg walks 5m up the steps for Biology class, another 5m up to the next floor
for Natural Disasters class and walks bak down 10m to the ground floor for lunch/ At this point, the
student's potential energy is - Answers zero kg-m^2/sec^2
in terms of population growth, the phrase "doubling time" refers - Answers period of time required to
double the present population
, which form of energy is related to the distance an object moves times the force moving it - Answers
work
the normal crystal shape for ice is - Answers hexagonal
which statement is TRUE - Answers strain is the deformation of a solid object
the layers of the atmosphere, in order from the Earth's surface upward are - Answers troposphere,
stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
which statement is FALSE - Answers the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes is based on measuring
damage
which of the following statements is false? - Answers iron is a major component of the Earth's core but
does NOT occur on the Earth's crust
Carbon-12 and carbon-14 are isotopes of each other because they both contain the same number of -
Answers protons
the international system standard unit for time is - Answers second
due to global warming, ice is disappearing in the Canadian Arctic. Which process would consumer the
MOST energy - Answers subliming (evaporating) 20 trillion kg of ice into vapor
which one of the following poses a greater risk - Answers a hazard that happens once per month,
causing $1000 damage
the count of all protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called the - Answers atomic mass
number
suppose that tornadoes of magnitude 3 on the Fujita scale occur roughly 6 times during the past 12
years of records in Canada. The return period (in years) for this category tornado is - Answers 2
the form of energy common to all the natural disasters to be studied in this course is - Answers kinetic
energy
if you double the force applied on an object, the amount of work - Answers doubles
which statement is true - Answers the change in sensible heat is proportional to the change in
temperature
density is important because - Answers it creates stratification in matierals
an object that breaks when stresses are applied is called - Answers a brittle
the three greatest chemical elemental components of the Earth's crust are - Answers Oxygen, Silicon,
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