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watch a video and answer some question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0KJkdeQU-Y
Name:_________________________
Natural Disasters and Environmental Geology (GEOL 104)
College of Southern Idaho (CSI)
Shawn Willsey, Professor
Sinkhole Video Questions
NOVA: Sinkholes-Buried Alive
Watch the entire 53-minute video. Answer the following questions as you watch.
- Why is Florida more susceptible to sinkholes than other locations?
- What is the name of landscapes where water erodes limestone?
- What other natural features is carved from limestone?
- What are some warning signs homeowners can use detect sinkholes?
- How does the position of the water table affect sinkhole formation?
- What kind of rock lies beneath the ancient city of Calatayud, Spain and was the cause of sinkholes?
- What does GPR stand for and how is it used to detect sinkholes?
- What percentage of the Earth’s land surface has soluble rock related to karst terrain?
- What was the source fo the sinkhole that formed in Bayou Corne, Louisiana?
- What can prospective homeowners due to assess sinkhole risk?
Name:_________________________
Natural Disasters and Environmental Geology (GEOL 104)
College of Southern Idaho (CSI)
Shawn Willsey, Professor
Killer Landslides Video Questions
NOVA: Killer Landslides
Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1ivuWLzl8 (or might find this film at other sites) and watch the entire 53-minute video. Answer the following questions as you watch.
- How long did the slide near Oso, Washington last from start to finish?
- How is a landslide defined in the video?
- What is the name of the raw slope left behind after a landslide?
- Aside from gravity, what was the primary trigger of the Oso slide?
- How fast was the Oso slide estimated to have moved?
- Where does nearly 1/3 of the world’s landslide deaths occur?
- What water-loving crop is grown on terraced slopes in this area
- How did scientists in Switzerland predict landslide movement?
- How many bodies were recovered from the Oso slide?