Question
Which disaster are most likely to extinguish the human race?
Answer
Volcanoes and extraterrestrial impacts
General Knowledge
A sudden movement in the earth’s crust caused by movements of tectonic plates is called?
Question
A sudden movement in the earth’s crust caused by movements of tectonic plates is called?
Answer
An earthquake
What’s the smallest asteroid or comet that could cause devastating effects for humanity?
Question
What’s the smallest asteroid or comet that could cause devastating effects for humanity?
Answer
1 kilometer wide – the equivalent of about a 10-minute walk
What is a natural disaster?
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What is a natural disaster?
Answer
When a natural hazard impacts on the community causing destruction of property and loss of life.
What is the biggest coronal mass ejections (CME) on record to hit Earth?
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What is the biggest coronal mass ejections (CME) on record to hit Earth?
Answer
The arrington Event
The phenomenon of unusually cool ocean currents off the coast of Australia is called
Question
The phenomenon of unusually cool ocean currents off the coast of Australia is called
Answer
El Nino
What is the chance that a Carrington-like storm will hit in the next ten years?
Question
What is the chance that a Carrington-like storm will hit in the next ten years?
Answer
12%
The social impacts of natural hazards include:
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The social impacts of natural hazards include:
Answer
Loss of income to people or damage to an industry, illnesses cause by hazard, no form of communication
Which of these events may have been responsible for nearly wiping out the human race?
Question
Which of these events may have been responsible for nearly wiping out the human race?
Answer
A supervolcano
How far does a supervolcano’s incineration zone extend?
Question
How far does a supervolcano’s incineration zone extend?
Answer
100 Kilometers