1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Which of the following differentiates intensity
Seismology is an agency under which department?
a.Department of Agriculture
b.Department of Agrarian Reform
c.Department of Science and Technology
d.Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
2. An earthquake is caused by _______.
a. something that slips on a fault
b. the cooling of the earth's interior
c. the earth as it rotates around its axis
d. rocks that break along a zone of weakness
3. Which of the following forces will cause a thinning
and elongation of the earth's crust?
a. compression b. parallel c. shearing d. tension
4. Which of the following is not necessary to pack in
your earthquake preparedness survival backpack?
a. mirror b. flashlight c. freshly cooked food d.
canned goods and can opener
5. A fault movement described by a horizontal slip
combined with a downward hanging wall motion is
known as ______.
a. dip slip b. oblique slip c. reverse slip d. strike slip
6. A record of the seismic waves detected by an
instrument that monitors ground vibrations is called
a ________.
a. seismogram b. seismograph c. seismologist d.
seismometer
7. The following scales makes use of observing the
physical effect of earthquakes on people, structures,
and surroundings except ________.
a. Moh's Scale b. Ritcher Scale c. Rossi-Forel Scale
d. PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
8. Scientist have inferred that the earth has a solid
inner core because ______.
a. P-waves are able to penetrate the inner core
b. S-waves can not penetrate solids and liquids
c. S-waves are able to penetrate only solids and not
liquids
d. P-waves and S-waves move at the same velocity
around the earth
9. Which of the following is not a safe thing to do
during an earthquake?
a. Keep calm. b. Take the elevator. c. Go to a higher
area.
d. Hide under a solid table.
10. Which of the following should the government
do to help mitigate or prevent widespread disasters
when an earthquake strikes?
a. Strictly implement building codes.
b. Train and form groups as immediate responders.
c. Conduct disaster preparedness drills in schools,
governments, and communities. d. All of the above
11.
from magnitude? Magnitude is __.
a. a measure of how strong an earthquake is.
b. an instrument that measures earthquake.
c. expressed using roman numerals. d. all of the
above
12. It has caused an earthquake in the past and is
capable of generating more in the future
a. active epicenter b. active fault c. active focus d.
active vibration
13. A big wave produced by earthquakes that
originate from under the ocean is called ____.
a. typhoon b. tsunami c. flood d. storm surge
14. The place where the fault begins to slip is called
_______.
a. epicenter b. active fault c. focus d. rocks
15. PHILVOLCS stands for _________?
a. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seisnology
c. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Sismology
d. Philippine Institution of Volcanology and
Seismology
16. Which movement, along a fault line, would most
likely produce a tsunami?
a. sideward b. vertical c. horizontal d. none of the
above
17. Which of the following differentiates intensity
from magnitude? Magnitude is __.
a. a measure of how strong an earthquake is.
b. an instrument that measures earthquake.
c. expressed using roman numerals.
d. all of the above
18. It is an instrument used to measure the amount
of energy released by an earthquake
a. seisnograph b. seismograph c.microscope
d.stenograph
19. intensity is expressed in _________.
a. Roman Numerals b. Hindu-Arabic numerals c. both
a and b
d.in any way you like it
20. It is a break in the Earth’s crust where significant
movement occurred
a. Intensity b. focus c. focus d. fault