F O U R T H P E R IO D IC A L T E S T

G R A D E 12 – D R R R

NAME: ________________________________
DATE ________________

Total points: 55

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer. Encircle the letter of your choice.
1. What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?
a. A natural hazard affects more than one location; a natural disaster only affects one.
b. A natural hazard has the potential to cause harm; a natural disaster does it.
c. Natural disasters are more severe than natural hazards; they affect more people or more property.
d. Natural disasters cannot be predicted; natural hazards can.

2. Disasters frequently result in all EXCEPT...

a. Damage to the ecological environment
b. Displacement of populations
c. Disruption in the functioning of the community
d. Sustained public attention during the recovery phase

3. What do you call the dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may cause loss of
life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage?
a. Hazard c. Exposure
b. Disaster d. Risk

4. Which of the following would likely demonstrate a vulnerability?

a. It is having a strong community organization.
b. It is the unsafe housing design and construction of a building.
c. It is the local knowledge and skills of a community.
d. Having an adequate food and income sources of a community.

5. Risk is comprised of three elements. Which of these choices?

a. Hazards, Alarm, and Threats c. Alert, Panic, and Alarm
b. Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability d. Vulnerability, Threats, and Susceptibility

6. The four main categories of natural hazards according to Hewitt and Burton are…
a. Biologic, man-made, geologic, and atmospheric
b. Ecological, geomorphological, atmospheric, and biological
c. Geologic, atmospheric, hydrologic, and biologic
d. Environmental, cultural, natural, and geologic
7. Which of this is the term given to a cyclone that originates in the Pacific Ocean? *
a. Cyclone c. Typhoon
b. Hurricane d. Monsoon

8. What is a typhoon?
a. It’s storm surge. c. It's a depression.
b. It's a tropical cyclone. d. It's a strong wind

9. Which of the following is the best thing to do during heavy lightning?

a. Lie on the ground in an open place.
b. Go into a water body
c. Stay indoors, away from metallic doors and windows.
d. Stand under a tall tree.

10. Which one of the following is NOT recommended during Lightening or thunderstorm?
a. Take Shelter in a bus or car.
b. In a forest, seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees.
c. Take shelter under isolated tree.
d. Get away from tractors and other metal f arm equipment.

11. Which of these is a characteristic of a flash flood?

a. Flash flood is caused by heavy rain rather than from the flooding of a river
b. Flash flood occurs in urban areas
c. Flash flood occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and for a short duration
d. Flash flood is caused by the blocking of drains.

12. Which of the following statements is consistent with the progression in intensity of wind speeds?
a. Typhoon, Tropical storm, Tropical depression, Hurricane
b. Tropical depression, Typhoon, Hurricane, Tropical storm
c. Typhoon, Tropical depression, Tropical storm, Hurricane
d. Tropical depression, Tropical storm, Typhoon, Hurricane

13. What causes damage in a typhoon?

a. Winds c. Flooding
b. Storm Surge d. All of the above

14. Where do typhoons often make their way?

a. South America c. Middle East
b. Southeast Asia d. Europe

15. Which of these is common to typhoons and hurricanes?

a. Intense wind, rain, and flooding
b. Flooding, hailstones, and intense wind
c. Rain, flooding, snowfall, and hailstones
d. Hailstones, intense wind, and rain

16. One of the factors for the development of tropical cyclones is seawater temperature. What sea temperature is
needed for tropical cyclones to form? *
a. 20.5°C c. 26.5°C
b. 23.5°C d. 27.5°C

17. In the Philippines, which was the costliest tropical cyclone of all time, in economic terms? *
a. 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines c. 2019 Typhoon Brandon, Philippines
b. 2012 Typhoon Pablo, Philippines d. 2016 Typhoon Ferdie, Philippines

18. The image below shows Typhoon Tembin in 2012, heading north and doing a loop. Where does Tembin
make its final landfall?
 a. South Korea c. China
b. Japan d. Taiwan

19. In the future, which of the following is expected to increase the risk of flooding?
a. population growth c. climate change
b. urbanization d. all of the above.

20. Cities & rural communities face some of the same climate issues; these include: *
a. Too many people with the same name slows emergency response
b. There are not enough celebrities focused on climate issues
c. The need to upgrade aging infrastructure
d. People can’t identify the needed solutions so take no action

21. What is a storm surge'?

a. When tropical cyclones of types like typhoons or hurricanes drop large amounts of rain on small
area.
b. When tropical cyclones of types like typhoons or hurricanes rises high into the atmosphere.
c. When tropical cyclones of types like typhoons or hurricanes rises the sea level at the coastline.
d. When tropical cyclones of types like typhoons or hurricanes generates many thunderstorms

22. What causes the ‘storm surge’ that often accompanies a cyclone making landfall?
a. Global warming c. Low air pressure
b. Intense rainfall d. Winds pushing waves onshore

23. The amount of storm surge depends on which main factors?

a. Offshore wind, low pressure, and weather the previous week.
b. Coastal topography, number of impermeable surfaces near the coastline, high pressure.
c. Low pressure, onshore wind, coastal topography.
d. Onshore wind, current flood risk at the coast, weather of the previous week.

24. Which islands were hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan?

a. Tacloban and Manila c. Mindanao and Luzon
b. Dinagat and Cebu d. Samar and Leyte

25. What happens when it does not rain for a long time?
a. blizzard c. drought
b. hurricane d. typhoon

26. How do climate factors (temperature, precipitation, & humidity) relate to vector borne disease? Vector-borne
diseases are infections transmitted by the bite of infected arthropod species, such as mosquitoes, ticks,
triatomine bugs, sandflies, and blackflies.
 a. Heavy rain increases the risk of animals transmitting rabies
b. Milder winters increase the tick density & risk of lyme
c. Dry summers & drought increase the risk of West Nile virus
d. Snowstorms increase mosquito density & risk of malaria

27. Which natural disaster can produce the fastest winds on Earth?
a. Tornado c. Hurricane
b. Cyclone d. Tsunami

28. Why is our vulnerability to flooding growing?

a. because the frequency of volcanic eruptions is increasing
b. because the human population is increasing
c. because the number of earthquakes each year is increasing
d. because the number of floods each year is increasing

29. Safety precautions after a storm has passed include all of the following
a. Monitor local media for safety information
b. Be cautious of roads and bridges that may have been subject to damage or debris accumulation
c. Turn on the electricity to check for damages
d. Consider water sources contaminated until authorities determine otherwise

30. If the debris within a landslide mixes with enough water, it can trigger which of the following volcanic
hazards?
a. Lahars c. Ossification
b. Debris flow d. Creep

31. What makes lava flow one of the less deadly volcanic processes?
a. It is clearly visible from miles away, so can be easy to avoid.
b. It flows very slowly, moving perhaps a few miles within an hour.
c. It contains less toxic and life-threatening gases.
d. It is far cooler than other types of volcanic hazards.

32. Why are more people likely to die when a volcanic eruption occurs in a poor country?
a. They don't have the technology to monitor volcanoes closely
b. They don't have the resources to support the populations affected
c. Poor communications and infrastructure make evacuation slow and inefficient
d. All of the above

33. Which of the following event pairs has the greatest potential to kill people located near the erupting volcano?
a. Lava flow and tephra c. debris avalanches and lahar
b. pyroclastic flows and tephra fall d. lahar and pyroclastic flows
34. Which of the following strategies is possibly the least effective in mitigating volcanic hazards?
a. Monitoring and prediction
b. Hazard assessments based on past records and activities
c. Public education and training
d. Building lahar traps

35. What are the dangers of lahars?

a. The superheated pyroclastic flow can kill people and wildlife in its path. The boulders that
follow can flatten trees, destroy buildings and pose a risk to human life.
b. It’s speed and weight can destroy buildings and other objects. Humans can get swept
away or drown. Riverbanks will overflow and crops by riverbanks will be destroyed.
c. Extremely hot gases, ash and rock that move down the volcano and lighting speed. The
boulders that follow the pyroclastic flows have highly destructive force and can flatten
objects.
d. A rushing flow of volcanic ash mixed with water, lahars are common in snow or glacier
capped mountains. They are very dense and move extremely quickly.

36. What are the dangers of pyroclastic flow?

a. It’s speed and weight can destroy buildings and other objects. Humans can get swept
away or drown. Riverbanks will overflow and crops by riverbanks will be destroyed
b. Extremely hot gases, ash and rock that move down the volcano and lighting speed. The
boulders that follow the pyroclastic flows have highly destructive force and can flatten
objects.
c. Smooth, glassy blobs of basaltic lava which cool as they fly through the air, they come in
many shapes and sizes, some even as big as boulders
d. The superheated pyroclastic flow can kill people and wildlife in its path. The boulders that
follow can flatten trees, destroy buildings, and pose a risk to human life.

37. Tephra is a generic term for any airborne pyroclastic accumulation. What are the dangers of tephra?
a. A rushing flow of volcanic ash mixed with water, lahars are common in snow or glacier
capped mountains. They are very dense and move extremely quickly
b. Covers crops and plants and cause them to die. Stays in the stratosphere for some time and
can stop air traffic. Large amounts of it can fall onto building, causing the building to
collapse under it immense weight
c. Extremely hot gases, ash and rock that move down the volcano and lighting speed. The
boulders that follow the pyroclastic flows have highly destructive force and can flatten
objects.
d. It’s speed and weight can destroy buildings and other objects. Humans can get swept
away or drown. Riverbanks will overflow and crops by riverbanks will be destroyed

38. Which statement is FALSE about tornadoes?

a. Tornadoes are associated only with thunderstorms.
b. Tornadoes may accompany tropical storms and hurricanes as the storms move onto
c. Tornadoes sometimes sound like a freight train.
d. Tornado season is typically from April to July.

39. One of the hazards of bolide impact is the change in the atmospheric temperature when the impact
has subsided. Why would global temperature drop on Earth when it is struck by an asteroid several
kilometers in diameter or larger?
a. the impact would move the Earth farther from the sun
 b. the resulting dust cloud would block out sunlight
c. the ices in the asteroid would increase the Earth's reflective power
d. the low temperature of the asteroid would chill the oceans

40. Where is the crater from the impact that is believed to be responsible for the mass extinction of
dinosaurs 65 million years ago?
a. Tunguska, Siberia.
b. Chicxulub Crater, Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
c. Quebec, Canada
d. Meteor Crater in Arizona

41. What is soil subsidence?

a. Subsidence is an upward shift in the ground surface.
b. Subsidence is an extreme shift in the ground surface.
c. Subsidence is a downward shift in the ground surface.
d. Subsidence is a sideward shift in the ground surface.

42. From the choices below, under which conditions would subsidence be most likely to occur?
a. Rapid recharge of groundwater into a confined aquifer
b. Gradual removal of groundwater from fractured bedrock
c. Gradual recharge of groundwater into an unconfined aquifer
d. Rapid removal of groundwater from unconsolidated sediment

43. Which of the following is NOT a coastal hazard?

a. Coastal erosion c. Strong coastal current
b. Storm surge d. Earthquake

44. To protect the shoreline of communities, building structures along the shoreline is necessary. Which
stabilization should be built parallel to the shoreline to protect homes, cliffs, or bluffs?
a. Breakwaters c. Seawalls
b. Dams d. Jetties or piers

45. What is the main point of having a management strategy for the coastline?
a. To control the use of coastlines by businesses and industry, as they have the largest
impact on the environment.
b. Allows one authority to have control over the coastline, to ensure they have full
accountability for any conflicts.
c. As multiple uses for the coastline are interacting together, and an effective management
plan is needed to co-ordinate the different uses to avoid conflicts.
d. To control the use of coastlines by communities, as they have the largest impact on the
environment.

B. Essay

1. Does Disaster Risk Reduction Education is the systematic process of reducing disaster
risk and take necessary action to minimize the disaster affects. Explain your answer.
(5 points)
2. How can you involve yourself in disaster response? (5 points

Prepared by:

WALTER G. ORPILLA
Subject Teacher

Noted by:

JASMINE P. IMPERIAL
Deputy Principal

GRACIA CELIA G. NICKEL

School Directress and Principal