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1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is an agency under which department?
a. Department of Agriculture
b. Department of Agrarian Reform
c. Department of Science and Technology
d. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
2. An earthquake is caused by________
a. Something that slips on a fault
b. The cooling of the earth interior
c. Earth as it rotates around its axis
d. Rocks that break along a zone of weakness
3. Which of the following forces causes a thinning and elongation of Earth’s crust?
a. Compression
b. Parallel
c. Shearing
d. Tension
4. Which of the following is not necessary to pack in your earthquake preparedness survival back pack?
a. Mirror
b. Flashlight
c. Freshly cooked food
d. Canned goods and can opener
5. A fault movement described by a horizontal slip combined with a downward hanging wall motion is known as ______
a. Dip-slip
b. Oblique-slip
c. Reverse-slip
d. Strike-slip
6. A record of the seismic waves detected by an instrument that monitors ground vibrations is called a ________
a. Seismogram
b. Seismograph
c. Seismologist
d. Seismometer
7. The following scales make use of observing the physical effect of earthquakes on
people, structure, and surroundings except ________
a. Mohs scale
b. Richter scale
c. Rossi-Forel scale
d. PHILVOCS Earthquake Intensity scale
8. Scientists have inferred that Earth has a solid inner core because _______
a. P-waves are able to penetrate the inner core
b. S-waves cannot penetrate solids and liquids
c. S-waves are able to penetrate only solids and not liquids
d. P-waves and S-waves move at the same velocity around earth
9. Which of the following is not a safe thing to do during an earthquake?
a. Keep calm
b. Take the elevator
c. Go to a higher area
d. Hide under a solid table
10. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent widespread Disasters when an earthquake strikes?
a. Strictly implement building codes
b. Train and form groups as immediate respondents
c. Conduct disaster preparedness drills in school, governments and communities
d. All of the above
Please answer correctly, thank you
Questions:
1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is an agency under which department?
a. Department of Agriculture
b. Department of Agrarian Reform
c. Department of Science and Technology
d. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
2. An earthquake is caused by________
a. Something that slips on a fault
b. The cooling of the earth interior
c. Earth as it rotates around its axis
d. Rocks that break along a zone of weakness
3. Which of the following forces causes a thinning and elongation of Earth’s crust?
a. Compression
b. Parallel
c. Shearing
d. Tension
4. Which of the following is not necessary to pack in your earthquake preparedness survival back pack?
a. Mirror
b. Flashlight
c. Freshly cooked food
d. Canned goods and can opener
5. A fault movement described by a horizontal slip combined with a downward hanging wall motion is known as ______
a. Dip-slip
b. Oblique-slip
c. Reverse-slip
d. Strike-slip
6. A record of the seismic waves detected by an instrument that monitors ground vibrations is called a ________
a. Seismogram
b. Seismograph
c. Seismologist
d. Seismometer
7. The following scales make use of observing the physical effect of earthquakes on
people, structure, and surroundings except ________
a. Mohs scale
b. Richter scale
c. Rossi-Forel scale
d. PHILVOCS Earthquake Intensity scale
8. Scientists have inferred that Earth has a solid inner core because _______
a. P-waves are able to penetrate the inner core
b. S-waves cannot penetrate solids and liquids
c. S-waves are able to penetrate only solids and not liquids
d. P-waves and S-waves move at the same velocity around earth
9. Which of the following is not a safe thing to do during an earthquake?
a. Keep calm
b. Take the elevator
c. Go to a higher area
d. Hide under a solid table
10. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent widespread Disasters when an earthquake strikes?
a. Strictly implement building codes
b. Train and form groups as immediate respondents
c. Conduct disaster preparedness drills in school, governments and communities
d. All of the above
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1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is an agency under which department? = C. Department of Science and Technology
2. An earthquake is caused by __ = C. Earth as it rotates around its axis
3. Which of the following forces causes a thinning and elongation of Earth’s crust? = A. Compression
4. Which of the following is not necessary to pack in your earthquake preparedness survival back pack? = A. Mirror
5. A fault movement described by a horizontal slip combined with a downward hanging wall motion is known as __ = A. Dip-slip
6. A record of the seismic waves detected by an instrument that monitors ground vibrations is called a __ = A. Seismogram
7. The following scales make use of observing the physical effect of earthquakes on people, structure, and surroundings except __
= A. Mohs Scale
8. Scientists have inferred that Earth has a solid inner core because __
= C. S-waves are able to penetrate only solids and not liquids
9. Which of the following is not a safe thing to do during an earthquake? = B. Take the elevator
10. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent widespread Disasters when an earthquake strikes?
= D. All of the above