WorksheetsGeologic Hazards Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
This is an earthquake scale that interprets an earthquake as a function of both its magnitude and energy released.
Richter Scale
Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
Body Wave Scale
These are volcanoes that are made up of combined tephra and lava.
Caldera
Scoria Cone
Shield
Composite
These body waves produce a push-and-pull motion.
Primary
Secondary
Love
Rayleigh
This type of lava immediately forms a shell around itself as it exits the volcano, forming a pillow shape.
Pahoehoe
A'a
Pillow
This part of an earthquake event is the longest event and is the most felt.
Foreshock
Main shock
Aftershock
It is a geologic hazard where earth mixed with silt and water slides down a slope.
Landslide
Mudflow
Avalanche
Ground liquefaction
This type of eruption is characterized as "repetitive"
Vulcanian
Plinian
Strombolian
Hawaiian
These are surface waves that produce a side-to-side motion.
Primary
Secondary
Love
Rayleigh
This type of eruption is the most destructive of all eruptions.
Plinian
Hawaiian
Surtseyan
Vulcanian
In what year did the deadliest earthquake on record occur?
1960
1964
2000
2004
Nuee Ardente is a pyroclastic surge made up of what components?
Ash and gas
Lava and ash
Ash and dust
Lava and blocks
This is a hazard where land suddenly sunk due to an erosion of deeper earth layers or when an empty space deep within the earth collapses.
Sinkhole
Ground Subsidence
Ground Liquefaction
Landslide
The 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo can be classified as what type of eruption?
Plinian
Hawaiian
Vulcanian
Strombolian
THese are events in an earthquake that is of the same intensity but of shorter interval.
Foreshock
Mainshock
Aftershock
Lava that characterized as rough and spiny, in which you cannot walk on when cooled down, is named?
Pahoehoe
A'a
Pillow
What scale does the Richter Scale follow in rating earthquakes?
Natural logarithm of 10
Logarithmic powers of 10
Exponential powers of 10
Simple scale of 10
Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental is classified as what type of volcano?
Composite
Shield
Scoria Cone
Caldera
What scale does Japan follow in rating offshore earthquakes?
Imamura-Iida Scale
Sieberg-Ambraseys Scale
Body Wave Scale
K-Class Scale
The black boulders found around the Cagsawa Ruins of Albay is what type of tephra?
Ash
Dust
Lapilli
Blocks
Where did the strongest earthquake on record occur?
Chile
United States
Thailand
Indonesia
In what phase of disaster management is the institution of the DisReadi class to schools included?
Recovery
Response
Preparedness
Mitigation
At the individual level, what is the first step in managing disasters?
Evaluate your plan of action
Form and execute your plan of action
Analyze and assess the situation
Keep a calm and sound mind
For every individual, what must any ABLE individual do during an earthquake?
Drop-Cover-Hold on
Drop-Bend over-Hold on
Lock-Cover-Hold on
Do nothing and panic
If there is already an announcement of an impending volcanic eruption, who must evacuate FIRST?
Yourself
Your Parents
Your Grandparents
Your Pet
You are trapped inside a building after the earthquake has passed. What should you do?
Cry and pity yourself
Shout to the top of your lungs
Clap or bang around the place
Just keep silent and wait
There is an order to evacuate because of an eruption, yet there is still considerable time left. What must you do before evacuation?
Stay indoors
Forget everything and evacuate
Turn off the master switch and gas valve
Wait until there is no time left
You are already outside at the time that the earthquake happened. Where should you go?
Open area
Into a building
To the beach
Under a table
Because of ash getting into your face, what must you wear to protect your lungs from suffocation?
Goggles
Mask with air filter
Ordinary face mask
Hanky held by your hand
You are with your friends when the earthquake happened. There are seven people together with you at the time. What must you do after the earthquake has passed?
Run for safety
Make sure everyone is accounted for
Check for injuries
Save yourself
There is a boy with a dislocated arm, a grandmother with minor cuts and burns, a guard with a fractured skull, and a teacher with half his body damaged beyond help. Following a triage, which wouls you help first?
Guard
Grandmother
Boy
Teacher
