DRRR

Question 1

downward movement of surface materials cause by gravity

Answer 1

Mass movement

Question 2

direct influence of gravity

Answer 2

Downslope movement

Question 3

rapid or extremely rapid rate of movement; freefall period

Answer 3

Falls

Question 4

occurring dominantly on the surface of rupture or relatively thin zones

Answer 4

Slides

Question 5

rapid or gradual sinking

Answer 5

Vertical movement

Question 6

sudden event that are shaped by the interaction of human decision and potential geologic events (earthquake, landslides, tsunamis)

Answer 6

Sudden phenomena

Question 7

gradual or slow developing geologic phenomena (formation of volcanoes, sinkholes, liquefaction)

Answer 7

Slow phenomena

Question 8

pulling force in the natural disaster

Answer 8

Driving force

Question 9

cause the landslide materials to resist the downward pull of gravity

Answer 9

Resisting force

Question 10

plate tectonics move the soil that covers moves with it

Answer 10

Earthquake

Question 11

storm water runoff saturates soil

Answer 11

Heavy rain

Question 12

cause erosion and induce floods

Answer 12

Forest fire

Question 13

kill vegetation over extensive areas

Answer 13

Volcanoes

Question 14

logging, residential and infrastructure development

Answer 14

Over development

Question 15

steep slopes may temporarily reduce evapotranspiration

Answer 15

Deforestation

Question 16

clogged drainage pipes cannot properly drain groundwater

Answer 16

Inappropriate drainage system

Question 17

collapse of material from a cliff or steep slope

Answer 17

Falls

Question 18

when rock or earth fall, bounces, or rolls from a cliff

Answer 18

Rock falls

Question 19

when a section of soil or rock gives way and moves down a slope

Answer 19

Slides

Question 20

contain loose sediments

Answer 20

Translational

Question 21

occur along a curved or spoon-shaped surface

Answer 21

Rotational

Question 22

tilting of rock without collapse

Answer 22

Topples

Question 23

form of a fluid

Answer 23

Flow

Question 24

soil remains saturated with water

Answer 24

Slurry

Question 25

not water saturated

Answer 25

Granular

Question 26

general term for downward vertical movement of the earth’s surface

Answer 26

Ground subsidence

Question 27

relatively fast opening of the land surface

Answer 27

Collapse

Question 28

when soil cover is thin and highly permeable

Answer 28

Dissolution

Question 29

sandy, permeable sediment sits on top of limestone bedrock

Answer 29

Cover subsidence

Question 30

suddenly and without warning

Answer 30

Cover collapse

Question 31

typhoon corridor of the pacific; average of 20 typhoons

Answer 31

Philippines

Question 32

bagyo; named in 1911 after heavy rained that hit Baguio City

Answer 32

Typhoons

Question 33

destroyed 90 billion pesos worth of property and took 6000 human lives

Answer 33

Typhoon yolanda

Question 34

violent short lived weather disturbance Requirements for thunderstorms to form

Answer 34

Thunderstorms

Question 35

marked by a cumulus cloud

Answer 35

Developing

Question 36

precipitation begins to fall

Answer 36

Mature

Question 37

gust front moves far away from the storm

Answer 37

Dissipating

Question 38

longer term event; sea level rise

Answer 38

Flood

Question 39

short period of time; excessive rainfall

Answer 39

Flash flood

Question 40

abnormal rise of the water area in coastal areas

Answer 40

Storm surge

Question 41

little boy; increased warmness in the atmosphere; threatens water supply

Answer 41

El Nino

Question 42

little girl; periods of below-average sea surface temperature across the east-central equatorial pacific is to be expected

Answer 42

La Nina

Question 43

cholera, typhoid, fever, leptospirosis, hepatitis a

Answer 43

Water-borne diseases

Question 44

transmitted by bites of infected insects; malaria, dengue, west nile fever, yellow fever

Answer 44

Vector-borne diseases

Question 45

aid in combustion

Answer 45

Oxygen

Question 46

raise the fuel to its ignition point

Answer 46

Heat

Question 47

to be burned

Answer 47

Fuel

Question 48

modern depiction of the necessary components of fire

Answer 48

Fire tetrahedron

Question 49

process that involves the rapid oxidation of objects at elevated temperature

Answer 49

Fire

Question 50

Causes of fire

Answer 50

Carelessness and accidents Electrical equipment Smoking or lighting of fire materials

Question 51

three components of fire join together in a sustained chemical reaction

Answer 51

Ignition phase

Question 52

additional fuel from the surrounding materials ignites

Answer 52

Growth phase or incipient phase

Question 53

convection through the rising heated gases carries that heat to the ceiling or the upper regions of the confined space

Answer 53

Fully-developed phase or free-burning phase

Question 54

fire slowly becomes less intense

Answer 54

Decay phase or burnout phase