Briefly describe ways in which geologic hazards or disasters have impacted you.

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Briefly describe ways in which geologic hazards or disasters have impacted you. Your answer may reflect either a direct experience or (more commonly) an indirect one. You hear that studies have found a evidence for a volcanic eruption of nearly pure nickel-iron, reportedly from the Earth's outer core. This story is most likely to be accurate if (circle best answer) it is aired on Channel 30 with an interview of a Fresno State geology professor It is published in the Collegian with quotations from a U.S. Geological Survey geologist: It was posted on the website of a USC geology professor who is an expert in the studies of the core: it was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal: There is a feature on Wikipedia about this finding. More people in the world are threatened or harmed by natural disasters today than 100 years ago because (circle best answer) plate tectonics are more active today than 50 years ago; of the dependence of people on cell phones: of improvement in construction technology have made people overly complacent and careless; human activities, including pollution are triggering more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions; of satellite communications technology; of more rapid and efficient transportation systems, of global population increase When you hear about moving plates on the Earth ("plate tectonics") one is referring to plates composed of (circle one): various galaxies that are plate- like in 3 dimensional shape: oceanic crust only; clouds; the inner core: the lithosphere; dry crust that forms on some soil; the biosphere only; the lower mantle; the outer core; continental crust only.

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geological hazards are those which are very powerful and cause damage to property and life

There are number of geological hazards which can cause tremendous damages like earthquakes,volcanoes , floods , tsunami, avalanches and mud flows etc.

All these geological hazards impact the human lives and their properties. For example if we hit by an earthquake it can make an impact on is in the form of forest fires and loss of electricity , collapse of buildings, bridges etc. If there is a land slide happening it can lead to floods and mud flows etc

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