Chapter 1- Introduction

Question 1

This aims to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards.

Answer 1

Disaster Risk Reduction

Question 2

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community.

Answer 2

Disaster by UNISDR

Question 3

A sudden and calamitous event that disrupts a community.

Answer 3

Disaster by IRFC

Question 4

A dangerous phenomenon that may cause loss of life.

Answer 4

Hazard by UNISDR

Question 5

True or False: An event is considered to be a natural event and not a hazard when the presence of people are absent.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

A condition which increase the susceptibility of a certain area in a locality to the impact of hazards.

Answer 6

Vulnerability

Question 7

The probability of harmful consequences as a result of interactions between natural or human induced hazards and vulnerable or capable conditions.

Answer 7

Risk

Question 8

Are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused by rapid or slow onset events.

Answer 8

Natural Hazards

Question 9

Events that are caused by humans and occur in or close to human settlements.

Answer 9

Technological Hazards or Man Made Hazards

Question 10

Positive resources and abilities which are helpful in mitigating, preparing for, responding to and recovering from the hazard impact.

Answer 10

Capacity

Question 11

Activities to provide outright avoidance of the adverse impact of hazards and means to minimize disaster.

Answer 11

Prevention

Question 12

State in which individuals and groups of a community have an efficient and effective implementation of the plans for the purpose of saving lives and prevent further damage of property in an event of a disaster.

Answer 12

Disaster Preparedness

Question 13

An act of preventing or minimizing adverse effects of disaster causing phenomena.

Answer 13

Disaster Mitigation

Question 14

Disaster came from the french word desastre which isa a combination of des meaning _______ and aster meaning ________.

Answer 14

Bad and Star

Question 15

UNISDR stands for?

Answer 15

United Nations International Strategy on Disaster Reduction

Question 16

IRFC stands for?

Answer 16

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Question 17

Examples of Natural Hazards?

Answer 17

Biological, Geologic, Hydro Meteorological Hazard

Question 18

Refers to people and properties that are affected by hazards.

Answer 18

Exposure

Question 19

The degree to which a certain community can be affected by hazard.

Answer 19

Sensitivity

Question 20

2 types of seismic waves?

Answer 20

Surface and Body Waves

Question 21

2 types of Surface Waves?

Answer 21

Rayleigh and Love Waves

Question 22

2 types of body waves?

Answer 22

P-wave and S-wave

Question 23

Is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the Earth.

Answer 23

Seismology

Question 24

Seismology came from the Greek word “_________” which means earthquake.

Answer 24

Seismos

Question 25

Are light shaking of ground that happen in the same site where a stronger earthquake follows.

Answer 25

Foreshocks

Question 26

Follow after an earthquake

Answer 26

Aftershock

Question 27

Fractures or discontinuity in the surface of the Earth

Answer 27

Faults

Question 28

PHILVOLCS stands for?

Answer 28

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Question 29

Examples of Fault Lines.

Answer 29

San Andreas Fault (in Southern California), New Madrid Fault (Central US), Caribbean Plate

Question 30

3 Classification of Earthquake.

Answer 30

Tectonic, Plutonic, Volcanic

Question 31

Energy released by an earthquake

Answer 31

Magnitude

Question 32

Refers to actual effects and damage made by an earthquake.

Answer 32

Intensity

Question 33

Magnitude is measured using the ____________?

Answer 33

Richter Scale

Question 34

Intensity is measured using the _____________?

Answer 34

Mercalli Scale

Question 35

Signs of an impending earthquake?

Answer 35

Animal Behavior, Change in Atmospheric Conditions, Electromagnetic Disturbance, Boom Sound

Question 36

Enumerate the Earthquake Related hazards. (8 hazards)

Answer 36

Ground Shaking, Liquefaction, Surface Rupture, Tsunamis and Seiches, Sinkholes, Landslide and Rock Falls, Subsidence and Lateral Spreading, and Fire (GS-L-SR-TaS-S-LaRF-SaLS-F)

Question 37

A sudden rapid shaking of the Earth.

Answer 37

Earthquake