Earthquake Safety Plan Quiz

Earthquake generated faults may propagate to the surface.

West Panay Fault, West Valley Fault Line, East Valley Fault Line, Surigao Fault Line, Bangui Fault.

Energy is released in seismic waves that travel from the earthquake's starting point.

<p>Normal Fault, Reverse Fault, Strike-slip Fault.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In terms of velocity, acceleration, frequency, content of the shaking, and duration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seismograph.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intensity describes the severity of an earthquake's effects on the earth's surface and humans, while magnitude characterizes the relative size of an earthquake.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ground rupture, ground shaking, landslide, tsunami, and liquefaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ground shaking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fire extinguisher, first-aid kit, battery-powered radio, flashlight, and extra batteries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Check yourself or others for injuries, check water, gas, electricity, turn on the radio, and stay out of damaged buildings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soil conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hazard exposure refers to the potential threat posed by natural or man-made hazards, while vulnerability dimensions refer to the factors that make individuals or communities more susceptible to the impacts of these hazards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two categories are natural hazards (e.g., tsunami, earthquake) and man-made hazards (e.g., physical damages, socioeconomic internal damages).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impacts include medical effects, damage to critical facilities, disruption of transformation, economic impact, global environmental change, and social and political impact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The hazard characteristics are classified into essential facilities, industrial and high potential loss facilities, facilities containing hazardous materials, transportation lifeliness, and utility lifeliness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Risk refers to the probability that exposure to a hazard will lead to negative results or unwanted events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'disaster' comes from 'des' meaning bad and 'astre' meaning star, indicating an unwanted event or potential problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Volcanic eruption or explosion, landslide, meteorite impact</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shallow focus earthquake displaces a large volume of oceanic crust which in turn displaces water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Destruction, death, disease, environmental impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which saturated, unconsolidated soil or sand turns into a suspension during an earthquake</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abandon belongings, head for high ground, climb to upper floor or roof, climb a tree, grab onto something that floats</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>9.1 - 9.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During an earthquake, the shaking rearranges sand particles, increasing pressure between grains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flow Failures, Lateral Spread, Ground Oscillation, Loss of Bearing Strength, Settlement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flooding, ground failures, and damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Areas layered by loose, well-spotted, water-saturated sand with the water table close to the surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Removal of support, Groundwater Pressure, Volcanic Eruption, Intense Rainfall, Snowmelt, Human Intervention, Earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intact Rock Strength, Mass Weathering Grade, Spacing of Joints, Width and Continuity of Joints, Water Flow</p> Signup and view all the answers