Natural Disasters Study Guide
(Exam 2 March 2006)
This study guide has distilled down to the main ideas represented
on Exam #2. So focus on these, make them first priority.
HOWEVER, anything is fair game.
Definitions and Concepts to Know:
Extensiometer
Creep
Sturzstrom
Jet Stream
Silica Tetrahedron
Case histories to be familiar with:
Lake Nyos
Point Fermin
Hawaii
Yellowstone
Mt. Pinatubo
Turtle Mountain / Frank Rock Slide
Portuguese Bend
Iceland
Concepts to Understand:
VEI - in relation to eruption types and plate location
Different types of Mass Wasting
Types of volcanoes
Mitigation for Mass Wasting
Fronts
Water and Clay interaction related to mass wasting
H2O and Mass Wasting
Mass wasting triggers and causes
Tornados - how they form and how they cause damage
Thunderstorms
Coriolis Effect
Cyclones and anti-cyclones
High and low pressure
Magma/lava viscosity: What it is and what variables control it
Diagrams to Memorize and understand:
Air Flow
Mass Wasting
Coriolis Effect
Plate Boundaries of Volcanoes
Types of Magma
Volcano Types
Eruption Types
Know what you are going to do for spring break :o)
* Go through all hyperlink pictures and diagrams from the website. Print tables and
study!!!