Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Which of the following is caused by a landslide or explosion under the oceans?

• fire

• liquefaction

• ground rupture

• tsunami

Which secondary effect of an earthquake is described as collapse of buildings caused by earthquake vibrating water-saturated fill or unconsolidated soil?

• flood

• liquefaction

• landslide

• tsunami

During large earthquakes, which is responsible for the greatest number of fatalities?

• drowning

• fires

• people buried alive

• Large objects fall on people

When you are inside a building when earthquake begins, you should _______________.

• Run outside immediately

• Duck, cover and hold on

• Go to an open space.

• Call your friends and relatives to let them know if you’re okay or not.

Which can be prevented by reinforcing slopes and rerouting of water passages?

• landslide

• liquefaction

• subsidence

• tsunami

What do you call the molten rocks found beneath the Earth?

• elements

• lava

• magma

• minerals

Which toxic gas is released naturally by volcanic activity?

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• hydrochloric acid

• sulfur dioxide

Which of the following substances is responsible for a rotten egg smell?

• helium

• magnesium

• silica

• sulfur

Which of the following refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific?

• El Niño

• Flood

• La Niña

• Storm Surge

It is is the study of the atmospheric and terrestrial phases of the hydrological cycle with emphasis on the interrelationship between them.

• Hydrometeorology

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Fault