Natural Disaster and Disaster Risks Quiz

What are the causes why our country is prominent in natural phenomena?

• Location along tectonic plates

• Industrial pollution

• High population density

• Deforestation

What is the difference between natural disaster and natural hazard?

• Natural disaster is the outcome of natural hazards

• There is no difference

• Natural disaster is unpredictable, natural hazard is predictable

• Natural hazard is caused by human activities

What is the primary cause of landslides?

• Gravity acting on a slope

• Earthquakes

• Saturation of slopes by precipitation

• Erosion and undercutting of slopes

What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

• Movement of rocks along fractures

• Erosion and undercutting of slopes

• Saturation of slopes by precipitation

• Gravity acting on a slope

What is the most common natural disaster in the Philippines?

• Tornado

• Blizzard

• Typhoon

• Drought

What is the primary cause of tropical cyclones?

• Erosion and undercutting of slopes

• Saturation of slopes by precipitation

• Movement of rocks along fractures

• Oceanographic phenomena

What is the primary cause of volcanic eruptions?

• Movement of rocks along fractures

• Pressure build-up from magma

• Erosion and undercutting of slopes

• Saturation of slopes by precipitation

What is the primary cause of tsunamis?

• Underwater volcanic eruptions

• High tide and low pressure

• Earthquakes under the ocean

• Strong winds over the ocean

How many active volcanoes does the Philippines have?

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 26

This is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landslide

• Avalanche