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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

1.   It is the movement of rock, debris, or earth down a slope due to softening or weakening materials.

a)

Landslide

b)

Liquefaction

c)

Flood

d)

Structural Collapse

2.

2. It is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface.

a)

Intensity

b)

Epicenter

c)

Magnitude

d)

Earthquake

3.

3. It is a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.

a)

Fire

b)

Liquefaction

c)

Hazardous chemical spill/s

d)

Landslide

4.

4. It is the loss of structural integrity of a building or bridge that results in significant personal injury, death, or imposing economic loss.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Radioactivity from damaged nuclear power

c)

Structural Collapse

d)

Liquefaction

5.

5. These refer to giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Flood

c)

Radioactivity from damaged nuclear power

d)

Hazardous chemical spill/s

6.

6. It measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location.

a)

Magnitude

b)

Intensity

7.

7. It is a standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water.

a)

Seiche

b)

Amplitude

8.

8. It is the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Seiche

9.

9. It is a number to quantify the size of an earthquake.

a)

Intensity

b)

Magnitude

10.

10. These are pieces of Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.

a)

Tectonic Plates

b)

Fault trace or Fault line