CHAPTER VI: ACTIVE TECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS

ACTIVITY # 1

INSTRUCTION: Read comprehensively and carefully follow the instruction. Write your answer
on the ANSWER SHEET below.
Identify the term being pertained to in the following items:

a. Convergent Boundaries b. Divergent Boundaries c. Transform Boundaries

1. Subduction zones occur when one or both of the tectonic plates are composed of
oceanic crust
2. Relative motion of the plates is horizontal
3. It can be formed within continents but will eventually open up and become ocean
basins.
4. Plates slide/move pass each other.
5. The plates are moving apart

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ACTIVITY # 2

ESSAY. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET below.

QUESTION: 1. Why do earthquakes occur in the Philippines? Cite the most devastating
occurrence of earthquake in the Philippines.
2. What is the relationship between faults and earthquakes? What happens to a
fault when an earthquake occurs?

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 ACTIVITY # 3

TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is true. If the statement/phrase is incorrect , write
FALSE then write the correct word/phrase. Write your answers on the space
provided before each number.
epicenter 1. Magnitude is the location on the surface directly
above the focus..
tsunami 2. Tsunami is a a result of disruptive up, down, and
sideways vibration of the ground during earthquake.
liquefaction 3. Ground shaking is a phenomenon wherein
sediments, especially near bodies of water, behave
like liquid similar to a quick sand.
4. Earthquake-induce landslide is an earthquake
Ground rupture hazard where deformation on the ground that marks
the intersection of the fault with the earth’s surface.
5. One of the effects of ground rupture is sandboil
liquefaction

ACTIVITY # 4

TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is true. If the statement/phrase is incorrect , write
FALSE then write the correct word/phrase. Write your answers on the space
provided.

1. Energy-dissipation systems essentially consist

of dampers placed at the joints between
structural elements.
2. A rigid structure will crumble and collapse
during the movement caused by an earthquake.
3. A flexible device is installed that allows the
base to move.
4. Civil Engineers follow design codes established
using historical natural hazard data and ever-
evolving research.
5. Foundational plates can be layered to allow for
a sliding movement during a quake, providing a
stable base for the structure throughout the
movement.
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CHAPTER ASSESSMENT:

INSTRUCTION: Answer the following concepts briefly yet substantively. Write your answer on the
ANSWER SHEET below.

I. DEFINITION. Define the following terms.

1. Earthquake
2. Active Tectonics
3. Earthquake Hazards
4. Primary Waves
5. Thrust or reverse Fault
6. Dip
7. Love Waves
8. Divergent Boundaries
9. P – waves
10. Volcanic Earthquake

II. ESSAY. Discuss the following:

1. Type of Earthquake
2. Main types of Plate Boundaries
3. Basic Type of Surface Waves
4. Earthquake Hazards
5. Type of Fault

III. Fill-up the given Matrix below

Problems and solutions addressed earthquake with respect to Civil Engineering issues and
concerns.

Problem Indicator/Description Solution/Remedy

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

GOOD LUCK!!!
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I. DEFINATION. Define the following terms.

1. Earthquake

2. Active Tectonics

3. Earthquake Hazards

4. Primary Waves

5. Thrust or reverse Fault

6. Dip

7. Love Waves

8. Divergent Boundaries

9. P – waves

10. Volcanic Earthquake

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II. ESSAY. Discuss the following:
1. Type of Earthquake

2. Main types of Plate Boundaries

3. Basic Type of Surface Waves\

4. Earthquake Hazards

5. Type of Fault
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IV. Fill-up the given Matrix below
Problems and solutions addressed earthquake with respect to Civil Engineering issues and
concerns.

Problem Indicator/Description Solution/Remedy

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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