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q1 Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Quiz by William Soriano
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Which of the following describes magma?
What volcanologist do?
Why are disaster impacts increasing?
Which of the following might be an effect of technological hazard?
It refers to the measures taken in anticipation of a disaster to ensure that appropriate and effective actions are taken in the aftermath.
Which of the following belongs to the hydrologic type of hazard?
It refers to the process of identifying the spatial variation of hazards events or physical conditions.
Which of the following is not an element of disaster risk?
What seismologist do?
It refers to the process of estimating, for defined areas, the probabilities of the occurrence of potentially damaging phenomenon of given magnitude within a specified period of time.
Which of the following is/are potential earthquake hazard/s?
What is the best way to minimize the effects of disaster which will possibly bring by natural hazards?
Disasters often result from proper orientations to anticipate the timing and enormity of natural hazards.
Which of the following defines earthquake?
Which of the following is/are secondary hazard/s?
Which of the following belongs to quasi – natural hazard?
It involves both assessment of hazards from a scientific point of view and the socioeconomic impacts of hazardous event.
What is the best way to do during earthquake?
What is the best way to do during earthquake?
It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.
When does hazard becomes a disaster?
A component of disaster risk, and refers to that which is affected by natural disasters, such as people and property.
When does a natural event become a hazard?
During an earthquake, both body and surface waves cause the land surface to shake and vibrate.
What does mitigation measures?
Assist the victims in repairing their dwellings, re-establish essential services and revive key economic and social activities are actions for ____________.
Which of the following belongs to secondary hazard?
It is defined as the diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a natural or man-made hazard.
It is defined as the expectation value of losses (deaths, injuries, property, etc.) that would be caused by a hazard
Which of the following best described a tsunami?
A source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss.
Which of the following is a major contributor to vulnerability?
A super typhoon with storm surge affecting Leyte is one of the disasters brought by _________.
Which of the following defines volcanic eruption?
Which of the following defines landslide?
The unusual increase in the number of cases of an infectious disease that already exists in a certain region or population.
Which of the following is/are a characteristic of disasters?
What are volcanic debris avalanches?
The magnitude of disasters depends on:
These are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events.
Which of the following is a biologic type of hazard?
Which of the following is an atmospheric impact of hazard?
Which of the following is a geologic type of hazard?
Which of the following defines pyroclastic flow?
A process wherein wet cement – like mixture of volcanic material and water flows down the slopes of a volcanic material and water flows down the slopes of a volcano.
It refers to volcanic rock and lava materials that are ejected into the air by explosions or carried upward by eruption column’s hot gases or lava fountains.