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Multiple Choice. Choose the letter that corresponds

to the correct answer.
1. The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and
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 can caused
by______.
a. something that slips on a fault
b. the cooling of Earth’s interior
c. Earth as it rotates around its axis
d. rocks that breaks along a zone of
weakness
3. Which of the following forces causes
a thinning and elongation of 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 pack?
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 make use of observing
the physical effect of earthquakes on people,
structures, and surroundings except________.
a. Mohs Scale
b. Richer Scale
c. Rossi-Forel Scale
d. PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
8. Scientists have inferred that Earth has a solid
inner core because_________.
a. P-waves are able to penetrate the inner core
b. S-waves cannot 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
time velocity around Earth
9. Which of the following is not safe
thing to do during an earthquakes?
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