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DRRR Q3 REVIEW

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of hydro-meteorological hazard?

a)
b)
2.

Examples of technological or man-made hazards are the following Except

a)

Groundwater contamination

b)

Mining accidents

c)

Volcanic eruptions

3.

Which refers to the combination of the extremity of the hazard, people and assets exposed to hazard, and the vulnerability to damage?

a)

Hazard

b)

Exposure

c)

Disaster risk

d)

Vulnerability

4.

What kinds of materials amplify ground shaking?

a)

Hard rocks

b)

Soft soils and sediments

c)

Metamorphosed sedimentary rocks

d)

Rocks with a foliation

e)

Plutonic rocks

5.

Select from the following list, all of the factors that affect the intensity of ground shaking.

a)

The magnitude of the earthquake

b)

Rather or not the moon is full

c)

The distance from the epicenter

d)

The local geological conditions

6.

What instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake?

(a)  

7.

What is the temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of a liquid?

a)

Liquefaction

b)

After Shock

c)

Seismic Gap

d)

Tsunami

8.

If you are outside during an earthquake you should seek shelter in a building.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

If an earthquake hits while driving you should:

a)

Drive quickly away from the earthquake

b)

Pull over and stay in your car

c)

Pull over and get out of your car

10.

What are seismic waves?

a)

Tidal Waves

b)

Instrument used to measure shock waves

c)

Ocean waves that build up and cause a tsunami

d)

Shock waves that travel through Earth's interior

11.
Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?
a)
Flood
b)
Volcano eruption
c)
Drought
d)
Flooding
12.

Industrial pollution,toxic waste,and dam failures are examples of which type of hazard?

a)

Natural

b)

Geological

c)

Hydrometeorological

d)

Technological

13.

6. Which of the following occurs in every slope covered with loose, weathered material with a very slow downslope movement of particles?

a)

a. debris flow

b)

b. rock fall

c)

c. slumping

d)

d. soil creep

14.

Which of the following pertains to a sudden slide of rocks downslope?

a)

rock failure

b)

rock fall

c)

rock slip

d)

rock stead

15.

It is one of the active volcanoes here in the Philippines which gave the second-largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century. 

(a)  

16.

Which potential volcano hazard refers to a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water?

a)

LAHAR

b)

LAVA FLOW

c)

PYROCLASTIC FLOW

d)

TEPHRA FALL

17.

How can we tell when a volcano will erupt?

a)

Deformation of the ground surface

b)

Detectable earthquakes

c)

Changes in the temperature and chemistry of the groundwater and spring waters.

d)

Occurrence of steam-blast eruptions

18.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
19.

What type of movement do lahar, debris avalanches, and earthflows belong?

a)

flows

b)

spread

c)

slide

d)

topple

20.

This reduce the impact of tsunamis and floods by reducing both the height and the velocity of the incoming waves, and by distributing water among the canals.

(a)  

21.

What is the difference between a typhoon, a hurricane and a cyclone?

a)

Typhoon, hurricane and cyclone are storms which are of different intensities.

b)

Typhoons are tidal waves, hurricanes spin clockwise and cyclones spin counter clockwise.

c)

Typhoons are found near the equator, hurricanes are found in the midlatitudes and typhoons in the Arctic and Antarctic.

d)

All describe storms, the name used in the Western Pacific , North America and near the Indian Ocean, respectively

22.

Which of the following is not a hydrometeorological hazard?

a)

drought

b)

tornado

c)

landslide

d)

thunderstorm

23.

What does ENSO stand for?

(a)  

24.

Which of the following is the correct response when PAGASA announces a RED RAINFALL WARNING?

a)

Stay indoors

b)

Evacuate

c)

Be alert for possible evacuation

d)

Monitor weather conditon

25.

Which of the following hydrometeorological hazards has the longest duration?

a)

ENSO

b)

Floods

c)

Storm Surge

d)

Thunderstorms

26.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typhoon?

a)

It is circular.

b)

It has low atmospheric pressure.

c)

It is accompanied with strong rain.

d)

It becomes stronger when it hits the land.

27.

Which of the following phenomenon is described as an abnormal rise in the sea level when there is a strong cyclone?

a)

Storm surge

b)

Flooding

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Tsunami

28.

The effects of hydrometeorological hazards may lead to…

a)

Forest fire (due to lightning)

b)

Properties and trees blown away (by strong winds)

c)

Contaminated water (due to flood water)

29.

TRUE OR FALSE:

El Nino Southern Oscillation is caused by the weakening and strengthening of Easterly Trade winds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Measurement of damage of an earthquake

a)

intensity

b)

magnitude

31.
Which should be done after earthquake?
a)
Be prepared for aftershocks
b)
Drop, cover, and hold
c)
Move to an open area
d)
Familiarize yourself with the exit routes.
32.

There are many different ways to measure different aspects of an earthquake. Which scale is used to measure the earthquake’s size or magnitude?

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Modified Mercailli

c)

Volcanic Explosivity Index

d)

Geological Scale

33.

True or False.

I. Landslides are important secondary earthquake hazards.

II. Gravity which acts on steep slope is the primary reason for all landslides.

a)

I is TRUE, II is FALSE

b)

I is FALSE, II is TRUE.

c)

BOTH satements are TRUE.

d)

BOTH statements are FALSE.

34.

True or False.

I. Tsunami is a hydrometeorological hazard.

II. Tsunami is also known as storm surge.

a)

The 1st statement is TRUE, the 2nd is FALSE.

b)

The 1st statement is FALSE, the 2nd is TRUE.

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

35.

What movement or trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacements of rock in the Earth’s crust?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Landslide

c)

Sinkhole

d)

Volcanic Eruption

36.

Which of the following should be done during a landslide?

a)

Go to a designated public shelter if you have been told to evacuate.

b)

Stay away from the slide area as there may be danger of additional slides.

c)

Stay alert and awake. Many deaths from landslides occur while people are sleeping.

d)

Check for injured and trapped persons near the slide, without entering the direct slide area.

37.

Hot weather, high pressure, change in temperature, and gradual drying of land are characteristics or __________ phenomenon.

a)

El Niño

b)

El Gringo

c)

La Niña

d)

La Mesa

38.

It is the scientific discipline that deals with climate and weather.

a)

Hydrology

b)

Geology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Biology

39.

According to UNISDR, it is a phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic nature that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage

a)

Hydrometeorological Hazards

b)

Geological Hazards

c)

Volcanic Hazards

d)

Biogeochemical Hazards

40.

It is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South America.

a)

El Niño

b)

El Gringo

c)

La Niña

d)

La Mesa