DRRR HAZARDS QUIZ Flashcards
(25 cards)
Educating the community by giving training and awareness.
Social
Availability of proper housing and building materials
Physical
Community adjusts to the actual or expected effects of the Disaster
Adaptation
Using information gathered by the community, experts and professional to increase capacity of the community
Preparedness
Expressing the intention to avoid the potential harm of disaster, like suitable engineering design
Prevention
What health condition may occur when you are inhaling high concentration of carbon dioxide?
asphyxiation
Which of the following refers to a series of waves generated by large displacement of water?
tsunami
What refers to the severity of an earthquake and is measured on the energy released?
magnitude
What refers to when the ground loses stiffness and behaves like liquid in response to
earthquakes.
liquefaction
What refers to the number of times a movement such as ground shaking is repeated within a
certain amount of time.
frequency
What refers to the effects of the earthquake on people and man-made structures?
intensity
Which is formed when pyroclastic materials mix with water?
lahar
What refers to collective term for volcanic fragments that have been ejected out of a volcano which vary in sizes from ash to boulders.
tephra
What refers to if it is 2-64mm size of the ejected fragment from the eruption of the volcano?
lapilli
Which is formed when molten rock or magma has reached the surface of the earth?
lava
During an earthquake, which type of waves reach the surface of the earth and make the ground shake?
primary waves
Which type of waves that are trapped near the surface?
surface waves
Which type of boundary is it when two or more tectonic plates collide and one plate descends beneath another?
convergent boundaries
What type of sinkholes that occur where the covering sediments contain a significant amount of clay?
Cover-collapse Sinkholes
What type of sinkholes that can be described as the process of dissolving of rocks, often by water or acid?
Dissolution Sinkholes
What type of sinkholes when the land is changed due to industrial activities?
Human-induced Sinkholes
What type of sinkholes where the covering sediments contain sand and are permeable?
Cover-subsidence Sinkholes
What other individual needs should you consider when packing your emergency kits?
medical supplies
When should we check the survival kits to make sure the items are functional and in good condition?
every six months
