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EER327-QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a tool that measures the size of an earthquake?
a)
scale
b)
seismograph
c)
earthquake monitor
d)
Richter scale
2.
Which is the safest material to use if engineering a house near a volcano?
a)
foam
b)
wood
c)
metal
d)
stone
3.
What is the molten rock from a volcano called BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?
a)
hot rocks
b)
fire
c)
magma
d)
lava
4.
Why do so many volcanoes and earthquakes happen along plate boundaries?
a)
plates move and shift
b)
bad weather in these areas
c)
coincidence
d)
none of these
5.

All are natural disasters EXCEPT for;

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tsunami

c)

Chemical Spill

d)

Volcanic Eruption

6.

What best describes a Hazard?

a)

The chances that a person will be harmed

b)

Anything that has the potential to cause harm

c)

Ability to recover from any disaster

d)

Susceptibility to get harm

7.

What is the common safety practice done during an Earthquake?

a)

Drop-Cover-Run

b)

Duck-Cover-Walk

c)

Drop-Cover-Hold

d)

Duck-Cover-Roll

8.

What is the downloaded office of NDRRMC in the city?

a)

BDRRMC

b)

CDRRMC

c)

MDRRMC

d)

PRRRMC

9.

What map shows the steepness and altitude of a landform?

a)

Geologic Map

b)

Hazard Map

c)

Fault Map

d)

Contour Map

10.

Where is this volcano located?

a)

Zambales

b)

Batangas

c)

Albay

d)

Pangasinan

11.

Which may likely happen when an earthquake strikes?

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Heavy Rain

c)

Ipo-Ipo

d)

Low Pressure Area

12.

Among the following areas, which is more prone to a landslide?

a)

Angeles City, Pampanga

b)

Hagonoy, Bulacan

c)

Valenzuela City, NCR

d)

Baguio City, Benguet

13.

Volcanoes are...

a)

just as likely to happen in the middle of a continent as they are on the coast

b)

more likely to happen on the coast of a continent

c)

randomly popping up in all parts of the continents

d)

never found in the ocean

14.

We cannot predict the exact moment a natural disaster will occur, but we do know...

a)

what day they will happen on

b)

how big the natural disaster will be

c)

where the natural disaster is likely to occur

d)

how many people will be killed in the natural disaster

15.

Scientists have limited _______ and ______ to monitor all volcanoes on Earth

a)

resources & creativity

b)

time & money

c)

space & clothes

d)

understanding & knowledge

16.

Natural disasters like tornadoes and floods are caused by weather. But natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes are caused by...

a)

the Sun

b)

movement of tectonic plates

c)

water

d)

the Earth moving around the Sun

17.

Why can the Earth's crust and tectonic plates move?

a)

Because they are on top of the liquid mantle

b)

Because they can float in the air

c)

Because they're on top of water

d)

Because they are very lightweight

18.

A certain school is beside a river that will overflow during heavy rains. The water from the river will sometimes come through the lunchroom doors and form small puddles. What is the best option to protect the lunchroom floors?

a)

build a new school away from the river

b)

use sandbags or flood barriers outside doors to keep water from entering

c)

build a wall around the entire river so that it cannot flood

d)

stop the rain so the river cannnot flood

19.

Which of the following would NOT most likely cause a flood?

a)

heavy rain

b)

a river overflowing

c)

a dam releasing large amounts of water

d)

a drought

20.

Mrs. Nancy's class is building a design for a home. The home is built on a rubber base and is low to the ground. The students are most likely trying to built a home that will be safe during...

a)

an earthquake

b)

a volcano eruption

c)

a flood

d)

a tsunami