DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION

LONG QUIZ

NAME:_________________________________________ DATE:__________________ SCORE ________

I. Identify the following questions and encircle the correct answer.

1.What is the surface where two blocks of the earth suddenly slip?
a.Earthquake b. fault c. hypocenter d. epicentre
2. What do you call the location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts?
a.Earthquake b. fault c. hypocenter d. epicentre
3._________ is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
a.Earthquake b. fault c. hypocenter d. epicenter
4. What do you call the location directly above it on the surface of the earth?
a.Earthquake b. fault c. hypocenter d. epicentre
5. What is the size of the earthquake?
a. intensity b. lengthc. magnitude d. scale
6. What is what we feel when energy built up by the application of stress to the lithosphere is released by faulting
during an earthquake?
a. ground rupture b. ground shaking c. liquefaction d. tsunami
7. There are three main types of seismic waves, EXCEPT _____________.
a. primary b. secondary c. shear d. tertiary
8. Which waves travel slower than other waves?
a. a. primary b. secondary c. surface d. tertiary
9. Earthquake in Luzon caused widespread damage; ground shaking caused the collapse of buildings in Baguio City
and surrounding provinces, it is happened last___________________.
a.June 16, 1990 b. July 16, 1990 c. . June 16, 1991 d. June 16, 1991
10. During strong earthquakes, faulting may reach the earth’s surface as ___________.
a. ground rupture b. ground shaking c. liquefaction d. tsunami
11. The largest main earthquake is called the ______________________.
a. main shock b. fore shock c. aftershocks d. secondary shock
12.How are earthquakes are recorded? Through an instrument called ___________________
a.seismograph b. seismogram c. siesmograph d. seismogram
13.The recording made in earthquake is called _______________________.
a.seismograph b. seismogram c. siesmograph d. seismogram
14. What to do during an earthquake?If you are outside…
a. go inside the safe building b. remain standing c. move to an open area d. a and b
15.What to do during an earthquake?If you are in a moving vehicle,…
a. stop b. get out c. stay inside a vehicle d. a and b
16. Conduct and participate in regular earthquake drill ___________________
a. duck cover hand over b. duck cap hold c. duck cover hold d. duck down cover hold
17. The most dangerous type of ground failure due to liquefaction ______________
a. flow failures b. lateral spreads c. oscillation d. loss of bearing strength
18. The Japanese term which means harbor waves is ____________________.
a. ground rupture b. ground shaking c. liquefaction d. tsunami
19. What is the product of the quiet effusion of molten rock or magma beneath a volcano?
a. volcanic gas b. lava C. pyroclastic flows d. lahar
20. Which among the following is the fastest flowing lava?
a. basaltic b. pahoehoe c. A’a d. Andesitic
21. What is the most abundant volcanic gas released into atmosphere?
a. water vapor b. sulphur dioxide c. hydrogen sulphide d. hydrogen chloride
22. What is the most harmful volcanic hazards, too hot and too fast!?
a. volcanic gas b. lava C. pyroclastic flows d. lahar
23. What is the largest eruption ever in recorded history? Pyroclastic flows reached more than 20km from the
summit and caused 4 m high tsunami waves.
a. Vesuvuis b. Tambora c. Hibok-hibok d. Pinatubo
24. Second largest eruption of the20th century;it had 6 eruption periods.
a. Vesuvuis b. Tambora c. Hibok-hibok d. Pinatubo
25. The molten rock between the crust and the mantle is ___________________.
a. magma b. lahar c. pyroclastic d. a and b
26. Volcano that not have been erupted in many, many years but are likely to erupt again are called
______________.
a. active b. dormant c. intrinsic d. extinct
27. Volcanoes that erupts constantly or regularly are called ______________
a. active b. dormant c. intrinsic d. extinct
28. Volcanoes that have not erupted for a long, long time, and are not likely to erupt again are called __________.
a. active b. dormant c. intrinsic d. extinct
29. How many active volcanoes on Earth?
a. 1,300 b. 1,310 c. 1,500 d. 1,510
30. What country has the largest number of volcanoes?
a. Philippines b. Japan c. Hawaii d. Indonesia
31. Why do tropical cyclones form?
a. as a result of the atmosphere’s natural tendency to maintain equilibrium by redistributing heat through
wind from the equatorial regions to the polar regions
b. severe environmental inbalance
c. redistribution of heat
d. warm air evaporating from the ocean
32. TAI FUNG means ________________
a. big air b. big wind c. ipo-ipo d. tropical wind
33. PAR
a. Philippine Area of Responsibility c. Philippine Action Responsibility
b. Pacific Area of Responsibility d. Pacific Action Responsibility
34. What is the yearly average of entering tropical cyclones in the Philippines?
a. 16 b. 9 c. 19 d. 29
35. What is the area of lowest atmospheric pressure in the structure of a tropical cyclone?
a. eye b. eyes c. eye wall d. rain bands
36. The region immediately surrounding the tropical cyclone’s center.
a. eye b. eyes c. eye wall d. rain bands

37. DRRR means ____________

 a. disaster risk reduction readiness c. disaster readiness and risk reduction
b. disaster resk and readiness reduction d. disaster ready and reduction risk
38. Which of the following cover a much larger area during tropical cyclones?
a. storm surge b. storm c. strong winds d. heavy rains
39. Which of the following actually occur in tropical cyclones of lower intensity?
a. storm surge b. storm c. strong winds d. heavy rains
40. Localized unusual increase of sea water level way above the predicted astronomical tide level.
a. storm surge b. storm c. strong winds d. heavy rains
41. A super typhoon with storm surge affecting Leyte.
a. Emong b. Lando c. Cosme d. Yolanda
42. Is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or
other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood & services, social & economic disruption or
environmental damage...
a. hazard b. vulnerability c. disaster d. risk
43. A _______ is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent
causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment
a. hazard b. vulnerability c. disaster d. risk
44. A _________ is a consequence when a natural hazard affects humans and/or the built environment.
a. natural disaster b. man-made disaster c. quasi-natural hazard d. secondary
hazard
45.When is an event is NOT a disaster?
a. At least 20% of the population are affected & in need of emergency assistance or those dwelling units
have been destroyed
b. A great number or at least 40% of the means of livelihood such as bancas, fishing boats, vehicles and
the like are destroyed
c. Widespread destruction of fishponds, crops, poultry and livestock, and other agricultural products
d. At least 2% of the population are affected & in need of emergency assistance or those dwelling units
have been destroyed
46. Why are disaster impacts increasing?
a. c and d c. climate change
b. increased in pollution d. increased vulnerability
47. Recognize what situations constitute disaster
a. flooding occurs in an isolated island with zero population
b. river flood occurs near populated area
c. flooding occurs near a community whose population is known to be vulnerable
d. b and c
48. What is the midway between natural and man-made hazards?
a. natural disaster b. man-made disaster c. quasi-natural hazard d. secondary
hazard
49. Recognize what hazard constitutes TYPHOONS OR HURRICANES
a. geologic b. hydrologic c. atmospheric d. biologic
50. Recognize what hazard constitutes DROUGHT
a. geologic b. hydrologic c. atmospheric d. biologic