Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LEYTE
PCCC ST. FILOMENA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PUTINGBATO, ISABEL, LEYTE

First Quarter Examination in Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction 12

School Year 2022-2023

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Direction: Please read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is the inundation of land or property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused
by rainfall overwhelming the capacity of drainage.
a. Urban Flooding b. River Flooding c. Coastal Flooding d. Flash Flooding
2. It is the degree of vulnerability to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different
magnitude.
a. Disaster b. Risk c. Hazard d. Vulnerability
3. It refers to the possible future occurrence of a natural or huma-induced physical events that may have
adverse effects on vulnerable and exposed elements
a. Calamity b. Disaster c. Hazards d. Risk
4. A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage.
a. Capacity b. Disaster c. Disaster risk d. Vulnerability
5. The following are the risk factors underlying disasters EXECEPT
a. Age b. Gender & Family c. Severity of Exposure d. Educational Attainment
6. It is the result from a combination of hazards.
a. Disaster risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Vulnerability
7. It includes plans or preparations made to save lives and to help response and rescue operations.
a. Disaster Readiness b. Disaster Reduction c. Disaster Prevention d. Disaster Preparedness
8. It is the concept and practice of reducing disaster risk through systematic efforts to analyze and reduce the
causal factors of disaster.
a. Disaster Readiness b. Disaster Risk Reduction c. Disaster Prevention d. Disaster Preparedness
9. It is the function of hazard, vulnerability, and capacity
a. Disaster risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Vulnerability
10. It is the characteristic and circumstances of a community, system or assets that make it susceptible to
damaging effects of hazard.
a. Disaster risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Vulnerability
11. The degree to which the elements at risk are likely to experience hazard events of different magnitude.
a. Disaster risk b. Exposure c. Hazard d. Vulnerability
12. It is where earthquake originates.
a. Focus b. Epicenter c. Pacific ring of fire d. None of these
13. It indicates the effects and damage caused by an earthquake
a. Intensity b. Magnitude c. Severity d. Destruction

14. It is the value that tells the reader the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake.
a. Intensity b. Magnitude c. Severity d. Destruction

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15. The disruptive up and down and sideways motion experienced during an earthquake.
a. Ground movement b. Ground shaking c. Liquefaction d. None of these
16. A process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediment from solid to liquid
a. Evaporation b. Crystallization c. Weathering d. Liquefaction
17. It is a rapid flooding of low-lying area. It may be caused by heavy rainfall.
a. River flooding b. Flash flooding c. Sheet flooding d. Storm surge
18. An expanse of moving water into which the transient streams of arid regions spread out as they issue from the
The mountains upon the plains.
a. River flooding b. Flash flooding c. Sheet flooding d. Storm surge
19. A rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.
a. River flooding b. Flash flooding c. Sheet flooding d. Storm surge
20. It is the movement of rock, earth or debris down a sloped section of land
a. Sink hole b. Mudslide c. Landslide d. None of these
21. It is a weather condition that produces lightning and thunder, heavy rainfall from cumulonimbus clouds.
a. Thunderstorm b. Hailstorm c. Avalanche d. Tornado
22. It is the abnormal cooling of sea surface temperatures that causes heavy rainfall
a. La niña b. El niño c. Habagat d. Amihan
23. What are the tools used to monitor hydro-meteorological hazards?
a. Seismograph & Seismometer b. Rain gauge & Barometer c. Rain gauge & Stream gauge
24. It is the branch of science that deals with the study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes.
a. Meteorology b. Hydrology c. Hydrometeorology d. Astronomy
25. It is the study of water on the surface of land, soil and underlying rocks and in the atmosphere,
particularly with respect to evaporation and precipitation.
a. Meteorology b. Hydrology c. Hydrometeorology d. Astronomy
26. It is the study of atmospheric water especially precipitation.
a. Meteorology b. Hydrology c. Hydrometeorology d. Astronomy
27. It is the study of the earth
a. Paleontology b. Hydrology c. Geology d. Astronomy

28. It is simply an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall
a. Virgin forest b. Rainforest c. Mountain Rages d. None of these
29. It is a wind that brings heavy rainfall
a. Northeast monsoon b. Southwest monsoon c. Monsoon d. None of these
30. It is defined as the amount of wetness or water vapor in the air
a. Humidity b. Evaporation c. Sublimation d. None of these
31. It is defined as to lose balance and fall
a. Topple b. Ripple c. fall d. None of these
32. A large amount of ice and rock falling quickly down the side of mountain.
a. Topple b. Snow c. Avalanche d. None of these
33. It begins when soil, or rock, or both starts to detach from steep slope along a surface on which little or no shear
displacement as occurred
a. Landslide b. Fall c. spreads d. None of these
34. A cyclone classification that has a wind speed ranging from 220 kph and above
a. Super Typhoon b. Typhoon c. Tropical depression d. tropical depression
35. A cyclone classification that has a wind speed ranging from 61 kph.
a. Super Typhoon b. Typhoon c. Tropical depression d. tropical depression
36. A cyclone classification that has a wind speed ranging from 62 kph- to 88.
a. Super Typhoon b. Typhoon c. Tropical depression d. tropical depression
37. A cyclone classification that has a wind speed ranging from 89 to 117 kph.
a. Super Typhoon b. Typhoon c. Tropical depression d. tropical depression
38. A cyclone classification that has a wind speed ranging from 118 to 220 kph.
a. Super Typhoon b. Typhoon c. Tropical depression d. tropical depression
39. What signal warning category is issued when wind speed reaches 30 to 60 kph in the next 24 hours?
a. Signal No. 1 b. Signal No. 2 c. Signal No. 3 d. Signal No. 4
40. What signal warning category is issued when wind speed reaches 171 to 220 kph in the next 12 hours?

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 a. Signal No. 1 b. Signal No. 2 c. Signal No. 3 d. Signal No. 4

41. What signal warning category is issued when wind speed reaches more than 220 kph in the next 12 hours?
a. Signal No. 5 b. Signal No. 6 c. Signal No. 3 d. Signal No. 4
42. What signal warning category is issued when wind speed reaches 61 to 120 kph in the next 24 hours?
a. Signal No. 5 b. Signal No. 2 c. Signal No. 3 d. Signal No. 4
43. What signal warning category is issued when wind speed reaches 61 to 120 kph in the next 24 hours?
a. Signal No. 5 b. Signal No. 2 c. Signal No. 3 d. Signal No. 4
44. It is an intense low-pressure area which is characterized by strong spiral winds towards the center.
a. hurricane b. typhoon c. storm d. cyclone
45. It happens when warm air mixes with cold air, creating intense wind, rain and flooding.
a. hurricane b. typhoon c. storm d. cyclone
46. A type of storm that occur in the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii and Asia (Northwest Pacific)
a. hurricane b. typhoon c. storm d. cyclone
47. A type of storm that occur in the Eastern seaboard along the United States and Central America (Northeast Pacific)
a. hurricane b. typhoon c. storm d. cyclone
48. It is the abnormal warming of sea surface temperature in the pacific, which causes drought.
a. La niña b. El niño c. Drought d. None of these
49. It is a result from liquifaction or flow of the softer underlying material.
a. Creep b. Spreads c. topple d. slide
50. It is the informal name for a slow earthflow and consists of the imperceptibility slow, steady downward movement
of slope-forming soil or rock.
a. Creep b. Spreads c. topple d. slide

Prepared by:
ARIEL B. COGAY
Subject teacher

Checked by:
ROMEL P. VILLARMINO
School head

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