Earthquake

Question 1

What causes earthquake?

Answer 1

Volcanic
Tectonic
Collapse

Question 2

A scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves.

Answer 2

Seismology

Question 3

The waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.

Answer 3

Seismic waves

Question 4

Energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on ______?

Answer 4

Seismographs

Question 5

The strength of an earthquake is measured by the_____?

Answer 5

Richter Scale

Question 6

Types of seismic Waves

Answer 6

1. PRIMARY WAVE
2. SECONDARY WAVE
3. SURFACE WAVE

Question 7

How strong earthquake feels to observer

Answer 7

Intensity

Question 8

Related to energy release

Answer 8

Magnitude

Question 9

The block above the fault is the____?

Answer 9

Hanging wall

Question 10

The block below the fault is the ______?

Answer 10

Footwall block

Question 11

If the footwall is above the hanging wall it is called?

Answer 11

Normal slip

Question 12

If the hanging wall is above the footwall it is called a____?

Answer 12

Reverse slip

Question 13

Reverse faults are often called____?

Answer 13

Thrust faults

Question 14

Dip-slip faults on which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall

Answer 14

Normal faults

Question 15

Dip slip faults on which he hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall

Answer 15

Thrust or reverse faults

Question 16

Strike slip faults across which the block moves to the right

Answer 16

Right-lateral faults

Question 17

Strike slip faults across which the block moves to the left

Answer 17

Left-lateral faults

Question 18

Location within the earth where fault rupture actually occurs

Answer 18

Focus

Question 19

Location on the surface above the focus

Answer 19

Epicenter

Question 20

Known to have recently generated earthquakes within the last 10,000 years and may still continue to generate earthquakes

Answer 20

Active faults

Question 21

Do not show signs off ever having generated on earthquake in the last 10,000 years but may possible still generate an earthquake in the future.

Answer 21

Inactive faults

Question 22

Phivolcs whole name

Answer 22

The Philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology

Question 23

DOST whole name

Answer 23

Department of science and Technology

Question 24

PEIS

Answer 24

PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale

Question 25

ITCZ whole name

Answer 25

Intertropical Convergence Zone

Question 26

PAR whole name

Answer 26

Philippine Area of Responsibility

Question 27

TCWS whole name

Answer 27

Tropical cyclone warning signal

Question 28

PAGASA Whole name

Answer 28

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

Question 29

A fracture or break in the earths crust where earthqaukes are most likely to occur repeatedly

Answer 29

Faults

Question 30

These breaks are called____?

Answer 30

Fault zone

Question 31

The most extensive fault system and cuts through the enire Philippine archipelago

Answer 31

THE PHILIPPINE FAULT ZONE

Question 32

Consist of two northeast trending right lateral strike slip fault begin in san Mateo Rizal.

Answer 32

THE VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM

Question 33

Found offshore between batangas and Mindoro island

Answer 33

LUBANG FAULT

Question 34

Marked by a slope between mountains of western Mindoro and the flatlands of eastern Mindoro.

Answer 34

THE CENTRAL MINDORO FAULTS