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DRRR 1ST QUARTER EXAM

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows molten rock, gases, and debris to escape to the surface.

a)

mountain

b)

Hills

c)

Volcano

2.

Refers to surface changes on a volcano, such as subsidence (sinking), tilting, or bulge formation, due to the movement of magma below the surface.

a)

lahar

b)

seismic activity

c)

ground deformation

3.

Smell of sulfur (rotten eggs)

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory observations

c)

Feel (Tactile)

4.

Are stream-like flows of incandescent molten rock erupted from a crater or fissure.

a)

lava flows

b)

Pyroclastic flows

c)

Ashfall or tephra fall

5.

Are showers of airborne fine- to coarse-grained volcanic particles that fallout from the plumes of a volcanic eruption.

a)

lava flows

b)

Pyroclastic flows

c)

Ashfall or tephra fall

6.

Are turbulent masses of ejected fragmented volcanic materials (ash and rocks), mixed with hot gasses (200°C to 700°C to as hot as 900°C) that flow downslope at very high speeds (>60kph).

a)

lava flows

b)

Pyroclastic flows

c)

Ashfall or tephra fall

7.

Are rapidly flowing thick mixture of volcanic sediments (from the pyroclastic materials) and water, usually triggered by intense rainfall during typhoons, monsoons, and thunderstorms.

a)

lahars

b)

Pyroclastic flows

c)

Ashfall or tephra fall

8.

Are volcanic materials directly ejected from the volcano’s vent with force and trajectory.

a)

lahars

b)

Ballistic projectiles

c)

Ashfall or tephra fall

9.

Are gasses and aerosols released into the atmosphere, which include water vapor, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride.

a)

lahars

b)

Volcanic gasses

c)

Pyroclastic flows

10.

Massive collapse of a volcano, usually triggered by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

a)

Debris avalanche

b)

Volcanic gasses

c)

Pyroclastic flows

11.

Also known as a landslip.

a)

Rainfall-induced Landslide

b)

Volcanic gasses

c)

Pyroclastic flows

12.

Occur due to erosion or underground water. They start developing a long time before it actually appears.

a)

Natural sinkholes

b)

man-made sinkholes

c)

Rainfall-induced Landslide

13.

Unexpected and rapid shaking of the earth due to the breakage and shifting of layers underneath the earth and strikes all of a sudden at any time of day or night

a)

Earthquake

b)

Landslide

c)

Tsunami

14.

Refers to the movement or shifting of tectonic plates.

a)

Tectonic earthquake

b)

Volcanic earthquake

c)

earthquake

15.

It is triggered by volcanic activity near the surface.

a)

Tectonic earthquake

b)

Volcanic earthquake

c)

earthquake

16.

It is were the earthquake starts.

a)

epicenter

b)

hypocenter

c)

fault plane

17.

The point in the ground directly above the focus.

a)

epicenter

b)

hypocenter

c)

fault plane

18.

A weak point in the tectonic plate where pressure within the crust is released.

a)

epicenter

b)

hypocenter

c)

fault plane

19.

These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place before the main earthquake.

a)

foreshocks

b)

mainshocks

c)

aftershocks

20.

The largest, main earthquake is called______.

a)

foreshocks

b)

mainshocks

c)

aftershocks

21.

These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the mainshock.

a)

foreshocks

b)

mainshocks

c)

aftershocks

22.

This are energy radiates that spread outward from the fault that shakes the earth surface.

a)

waves

b)

seismic waves

c)

aftershocks

23.

Earthquakes are recorded by instruments called _________.

a)

seismographs

b)

seismic waves

c)

seismogram

24.

A______________ is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument.

a)

seismographs

b)

seismic waves

c)

seismogram

25.

The size of the earthquake is called its __________.

a)

magnitude

b)

waves

c)

intensity

26.

The severity of earthquake shaking

a)

magnitude

b)

waves

c)

intensity

27.

Earthquake intensity ratings in the Philippines are based on the PHIVOLCS_________

a)

Earthquake Intensity Scale

b)

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

c)

Richter Magnitude Scale

28.

Other country use descriptive scale – _____________ in assessing the earthquake intensity.

a)

Earthquake Intensity Scale

b)

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

c)

Richter Magnitude Scale

29.

It measures the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.

a)

Earthquake Intensity Scale

b)

Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

c)

Richter Magnitude Scale

30.

It is a disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an earthquake.

a)

Ground shaking

b)

Ground rupture

c)

Landslide

31.

It is a displacement on the ground due to movement of fault

a)

Ground shaking

b)

Ground rupture

c)

Landslide

32.

Sea waves resulting from the disturbance of ocean floor by an earthquake.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Ground rupture

c)

Landslide

33.

It is a process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediments from that of a solid to that of a liquid when subjected to extremely intense shaking.

a)

Liquefaction

b)

Land subsidence

c)

Landslide

34.

It is defined as the lowering of the land surface due to a sinkhole or underground mine collapse, or during a major earthquake.

a)

Liquefaction

b)

Land subsidence

c)

Landslide

35.

It is the movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope. They result from the failure of the materials which make up the hill slope and are driven by the force of gravity.

a)

Liquefaction

b)

Land subsidence

c)

Landslide

36.

P waves are also faster than S waves

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

37.

A dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below. This type of faulting occurs in response to extension.

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Strike-slip Fault

c)

Reverse Fault

38.

A dip-slip fault in which the upper block, above the fault plane, moves up and over the lower block. This type of faulting is common in areas of compression

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Strike-slip Fault

c)

Reverse Fault

39.

A fault on which the two blocks slide past one another. The San Andreas Fault is an example of a right lateral fault.

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Strike-slip Fault

c)

Reverse Fault

40.

The surface of the earth where earthquake happens.

a)

Core

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mantle

41.

The Philippines is vulnerable to earthquakes because it is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

42.

It occur when the negative effects of the hazards are not well-managed.

a)

Capacity

b)

Disaster

c)

Vulnerability

43.

Any phenomenon, substance, or situation, which has the potential to cause disruption or damage to infrastructure and services, people, their property, and their environment.

a)

Hazards

b)

Disaster

c)

Vulnerability

44.

The resources and skills that people possess, can develop, mobilize, and access, which allows them to have more control over shaping their future and coping with disaster risks

a)

Hazards

b)

Capacity

c)

Vulnerability

45.

A concept which describes factors or constraints of an economic, social, physical, or geographic nature, which reduces the ability of a community to prepare for and cope with the impact of hazards.

a)

Hazards

b)

Capacity

c)

Vulnerability

46.

The probability that negative consequences may arise when hazards interact with vulnerable areas, people, property, and the environment.

a)

Risk

b)

disaster risk

c)

Vulnerability

47.

These are various activities, projects, and programs that the communities may identify after assessing and analyzing the risks that they face.

a)

Risk Reduction Measures

b)

Risk Management

c)

Risk Disaster Measures

48.

It is a participatory process to assess the hazards, vulnerabilities, and capacities of a community.

a)

Capacity assessment

b)

Disaster risk assessment

c)

Hazard assessment

49.

Through this, the likelihood of the occurrence, severity, and duration of the various hazards are determined.

a)

Capacity assessment

b)

Disaster risk assessment

c)

Hazard assessment

50.

Identifies what elements are at risk and the causes of their vulnerable conditions.

a)

Capacity assessment

b)

Vulnerability assessment

c)

Hazard assessment