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Icebreaker - Geological & Hydrometeorological Hazards Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This occurs when rock below land surface dissolves causing ground subsidence?

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

sinkhole

d)

coastal erosion

2.

Which of the following is a natural cause of ground subsidence?

a)

mining

b)

tectonic motion

c)

over extraction of ground water

d)

rising of sea level

3.

In which are will a sinkhole likely occur?

a)

town proper near the beach

b)

mountain with exposed bedrock

c)

farmland on a fault line

d)

road near a fissure area

4.

A geological event, in which the top layer of earth on the side of a hill or mountain becomes loose and moves downwards.

a)

liquefaction

b)

erosion

c)

sinkhole

d)

landslide

5.

It occurs when the detached mass of materials move along a downward sloping surface.

a)

fall

b)

slide

c)

topple

d)

flow

6.

It is a type of landslide that begins when the material on cliffs lose support or becomes fractured from the main rock.

a)

fall

b)

topple

c)

slide

d)

flow

7.

A type of landslide where a block of materials is detached from a steep slope and moves forward and downward.

a)

topple

b)

slide

c)

fall

d)

flow

8.

It is a breakdown and removal of materials from the coastline due to wave action, tidal currents, and human activities.

a)

coastal erosion

b)

saltwater intrusion

c)

submersion

d)

storm surge

9.

_______ is a condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

climate

d)

weather

10.

_______ is the typical weather in a place over a long period of time.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

climate

d)

weather

11.

It is commonly known as “dry season”.

a)

El Niña

b)

El Niño

c)

La Niña

d)

La Niño

12.

The inhabitants living along the Indian Ocean tropical storms as ________.

a)

Typhoons

b)

Depressions

c)

Cyclones

d)

Hurricanes

13.

To reduce the impact of floods, humans can do all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

drive through a flooded area to evacuate

b)

create an evacuation plan

c)

get to higher ground

d)

listen to the warning system

14.

Name of the strongest typhoon ever hit the Philippines in the year 2013

a)

Uring

b)

Pablo

c)

Yolanda

d)

Ondoy

15.

Lightning safety position can save you in times of typhoons.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE