Quiz 1 – Basic Concept of Hazard

True or False

1. Disaster is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss
of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage or environmental damage. F
2. Hazard is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving
widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the
ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. F
3. Natural Hazard is a natural process or phenomenon condition that may cause loss of life, injury
or other health impacts, property damage or environmental damage. T
4. Biologic Hazard is a type of hazard originating from technological or industrial conditions,
including accidents, dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures or specific human activities. F
5. Technologic is a process or phenomenon of organic origin or conveyed by biological vectors,
including exposure to pathogenic micro-organisms, toxins and bioactive substances F
6. Geologic Hazard is an extreme natural event in the crust of the earth. T
7. Hydrometeorological Hazard is a process or phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or
oceanographic nature. T
8. Displacement of population is an example of psychological impact. F
9. Chronic and permanent illness due to nuclear radiation is an example of environmental impact.
F
10. Loss of farms, fish cages and other sources of living is an example of economic impact. T
Quiz 2 – Disaster and Disaster Risk

Multiple Choices

1. It is defined as is defined as “the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets
which could occur to a system, society or a community.
A. Exposure
B. Vulnerability
C. Hazard
D. Disaster Risk
2. It is the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.
A. Exposure
B. Risk
C. Hazard
D. Disaster Risk
3. It is the term used to define the people, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard
zones that are thereby subject to potential losses.
A. Exposure
B. Risk
C. Hazard
D. Disaster Risk
4. It is the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it
susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.
A. Exposure
 B. Vulnerability
C. Hazard
D. Risk
5. It is the combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community,
society or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals.
A. Capacity
B. Coping
C. Effort
D. Hassle

6. It is a method that includes all techniques and management practices that help to prevent
unnecessary or foreseeable risks.
A. Mitigation
B. Prevention
C. Transfer
D. Preparedness
7. It is the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.\
A. Mitigation
B. Prevention
C. Transfer
D. Preparedness
8. It is the process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks
from one party to another whereby a household, community or enterprise.
A. Mitigation
B. Prevention
C. Transfer
D. Preparedness
9. It is the knowledge and capacities of governments, professional response and recovery
organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from
the impacts of the disaster or hazard.
A. Mitigation
B. Prevention
C. Preparedness
D. Transfer
10. It means that an area or eco-system under threat is restored to its original pristine state.
A. Resilience
B. Preparedness
C. Financial Protection
D. Risk Identification
Quiz 3 – Earthquake hazards.
True or False
1. Earthquake hazards include any physical phenomenon associated with an earthquake
that may produce adverse effects on human activities. T
2. Primary earthquake hazards are: tsunami, seiche, flooding and fire. F
3. Surface rupture is the result of of the passage of seismic waves through the ground, and
ranges from quite gentle in small earthquakes to incredibly violent in large
earthquakes. F
4. Landslides occurs when a saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses
strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress such as shaking during an
earthquake or other sudden change in stress condition. F
5. Strong earthquake has been a significant triggering factor of liquefaction in hilly and
mountainous areas. F
6. Ground shaking is the visible offset of the ground surface when an earthquake rupture
along a fault affects the Earth's surface. F
7. Secondary earthquake hazards are those that are caused by the primary hazards, and
may often be more catastrophic. T
8. A tidal wave is a standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water. It
is a phenomenon that have been observed on lakes, reservoirs, swimming pools, bays,
harbors and seas. F
9. A tsunami, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body
caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a
large lake. T
10. Fire is the slow oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of
combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. F