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Grade & Section: ____________
I. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of your answer on the blank before the number.
___1. Earthquakes generally occur at plate boundaries, where ___________?
a. stress on rocks is low b. the most rock is found
c. magnetic pull is greatest d. stress in rocks is greatest
___2. Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?
a. rock in environments near tectonic plate boundaries experience great stress.
b. rock in environments near tectonic boundaries experience little stress.
c. the rock on the edges of tectonic plates is soft and gives in easily to various pressures.
d. the boundaries between tectonic plates have been seismically active for millions of years.
___3. What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
a. a seismic wave that travels along the surface of Earth.
b. the last place motion in an earthquake is detected.
c. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus.
d. the location along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
___4. This area is both a major earthquake zone and volcanic activity zone.
a. Pacific Island Arc b. Pacific Ring of Fire c. Oceanic Ring of Fire d. Pacific Ring of Volcanoes
___5. Which of the following is true of earthquake prediction?
a. unreliable b. impossible c. not important d. scientists do not attempt it
___6. What instrument records earthquake waves?
a. Barometer b. Richter scale c. Seismogram d. Seismograph
___7. A volcanic eruption can alter the climate change because.
a. they trigger tsunamis b. they heat the atmosphere
c. geologists have determined it to be so d. volcanic dust and gas in the upper atmosphere reflects
and absorb solar radiation
___8. The most active volcano in the Philipppines
a. Mount Bulusan b. Mayon Volcano c. Mount Pinatubo d. Taal Volcano
___9. An opening in the surface of Earth through which magma flows.
a. Caldera b. Fault c. Mantle d. Vent
___10. Which of the following types of volcanoes would be a result of a single violent volcanic eruption.
a. Vent b. Caldera c. Cinder cone d. Shield volcano
II. True or False. Write T if the statement is True and F if it is False.
___11. Volcanoes are formed due to the eruption of magma on Earth’s surface.
___12. Magma is molten rock under the surface; once it is ejected during an explosion is called lava.
___13. Taking part in preventing and mitigating the effects of an earthquake should be everyone’s concern.
___14. The constant movement of the plates makes it impossible to predict earthquakes.
___15. Tsunami causes flooding and disrupt transportation, power, communications, and water supply.
___16. Familiarize yourself with the exist routes.
17. Conduct and participate in regular Earthquake drills.
18. Volcanoes can be satisfied based on their activity: active, dormant, or extinct.
19. Volcanoes may give off signals or signs that it is about to erupt.
20. When a volcano erupts, hazards that are associated with it are to be expected, such as lahar, pyroclastic
flows, ash fall, toxic volcanic gases, ballistic projectiles, etc.
21. In the event of a volcanic eruption, keep yourself protected. After the event, extend help to those who need
it.
22. Know your community volcano emergency preparedness plan. One should be develop.
III. Short Response:
23-27. How does earthquake generate tsunami?
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28-32. What are the factors of destruction from tsunami?
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33-37. What is a tsunami?
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38-42. Does the design of our buildings or houses make us safe in case of a volcanic eruption?
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43-47. How prepared are the communities in the other parts of the country which are subject to volcanic hazards?
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