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It is a region where all the risks are present.
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
None
It is the safest place in the country due to its very low risk in geologic disasters.
Batanes
Isabela
Palawan
Romblon
What is the common precursor (something that happened or existed before another event) of the natural disasters?
Earthquake
Landslide
Tsunami
Volcanic Eruption
Which region is prone to earthquakes but not to a volcanic eruption?
Cagayan Valley
Metro Manila
Eastern Visayas
Northern Mindanao
How do you describe the locations of earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges, and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire? They are _____.
all over the place
strategically plotted in clusters
located in the same location
concentrated in one area
In which province should people refrain from building high rise houses?
Camiguin
Benguet
Agusan Del Norte
Davao
If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing for you to do is ______.
Lie flat on the floor and cover your head with your hands.
Call home.
Duck near a wall.
Get under the strongest table, chair, or other pieces of furniture.
Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
to locate where to the next quake will occur
to perform necessary precautions
to identify what relief goods to be prepared
to identify what crop must be stored
All of these are wise practices during an earthquake EXCEPT _______.
Duck under the table.
Run to a tall tree.
Cover your head.
Park your car.
How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?
Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are also situated.
Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.
Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters are also situated.
Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are situated.
Tsunami comes when you suddenly observe the ocean water moving away from the beach. To save yourself from this calamity, you MUST ______.
Call the police.
Run to the nearest hill or mountain.
Take the time to pick up seashells.
Stay in the middle of the beach.
What do you think is the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
brightness of stars and formation of constellations in the sky
the uneven distribution of heat in the globe
a cycle of high and low tides during full moon
the occurrence of earthquake, volcanism and mountain formation
What can be the WORST and irreversible effect of negligence or failure to prepare for natural geologic disasters?
Disease
Poverty
Damage to properties
Death
Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
Continental Drift
Titanic Theory
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Which is NOT TRUE about the location of the epicenter of earthquakes?
Some are located along the edges of the continents.
Majority of the epicenters are located in mid-continents.
Some are located in North Asia.
Some are located in oceans
What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?
Plate
Fissure
Fault
Fracture
Which of these phrases is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
include the crust and upper mantle
vary in thickness
have the same thickness everywhere
thickest in the mountain regions
Where are most volcanoes situated?
along fault lines
near mountain ranges
under the oceanic crust
concentrated on continental edges
Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine Plate toward the Eurasian Plate?
Cocos Plate
Nazca Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
Mountain Arc
Mountain Chain
Mountain Range
Mountains
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