GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Natural hazards which operate in the atmosphere.
A
interior geologic hazard
B
surface geologic hazard
C
atmospheric hazard
D
other natural hazard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Atmospheric hazard: tropical cyclone, tornado, hail, snow, lightning and thunderstorm, long-term climatic change, and short-term climatic change. Biophysical hazard: wildfire. Space hazard: geomagnetic storm and extra impact events.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural hazards where the causal factor is an atmospheric process. Examples include: Tropical storms. Tornadoes. Droughts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Atmospheric hazards include things such as oxygen deficiencies, dusts, chemical vapors, welding fumes, fogs, and mists that can interfere with the bodies ability to transport and utilize oxygen, or that have negative toxicological effects on the human body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The major causes of a hazardous atmosphere are flammable contents, an oxygen-poor atmosphere and toxins. A waste-, chemical-or toxic-releasing product can give off poisonous gases that contaminate the environment and cause personnel to inhale toxic compounds.

Detailed explanation-5: -toxic or poisonous reactions in people or animals. oxygen depletion that can result in asphyxiation. explosions that can occur when oxygen mixes with gases such as methane.

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