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A process, phenomenon, or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation is called

• Hazard

• Exposure

• Disaster

• Vulnerability

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources

• Disaster

• Exposure

• Hazard

• Vulnerability

Which is NOT a risk factor underlying disaster?

• Hazard

• Environment

• Exposure

• Vulnerability

The nature of risk is lessened when the capacity to cope is higher

• True

• False

• It depends

• Not related

Identify the idea on the perspectives of disaster:

The apartment collapsed during an earthquake due to substandard materials used in the construction.

• Political

• Biological

• Physical

• Socio-Cultural

Which hazard could be a natural or man-made?

• Ground shaking

• Pyroclastic flow

• Forest fires

• Lahar

What happens as the Tsunami reaches shore?

• The Wavelength gets shorter and wave height gets higher.

• The Wavelength gets longer, and the wave height gets longer.

• The Wavelength gets longer, and the wave height gets shorter.

• The Wavelength gets shorter, and the wave height gets shorter.

Answer explanation

As a tsunami enters shallow water near land, it slows down, wavelengths decrease, waves grow in height, and currents intensify. At the shore, most tsunamis slow to the speed of a car, approximately 20 to 30 mph (30 to 50 km/h).

What is the main driving force behind the landslide flow?

• Earthquake

• Gravity

• Rainfall

• Shear Force

What is the other term of Elements-at-risk?

• Assets

• Direct

• Hazard

• Phenomena

Witnesses have said that an approaching tsunami sounds like what?

• Ice Cracking

• Firecrackers exploding

• Freight train

• No Sound