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The document provides information about earthquakes, including what an earthquake is, how a seismometer works to detect them, and the impacts they can have on communities like structural damage and fires. It also discusses how to prepare for an earthquake with an emergency kit and what to do during an earthquake like staying calm and taking shelter. A quiz is then provided to test comprehension on these earthquake preparedness and response topics.

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Lecture 4

The document provides information about earthquakes, including what an earthquake is, how a seismometer works to detect them, and the impacts they can have on communities like structural damage and fires. It also discusses how to prepare for an earthquake with an emergency kit and what to do during an earthquake like staying calm and taking shelter. A quiz is then provided to test comprehension on these earthquake preparedness and response topics.

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Daniel Disaster Risk Reduction Readiness

General Academic Strand-12 Lecture 4

Review Question
1. What is earthquake?
Answer: It is a shaking or movement of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin. It can often cause great
damage in a community.
2. How does a seismometer work?
Answer: A seismograph is a device for measuring the movement of the earth, and consists of a ground-
motion detection sensor, called a seismometer, coupled with a recording system.
3. What is the impact of earthquake in the community?
Answer: Impacts of earthquakes include structural damage to buildings, fires, damage to bridges and
highways, initiation of slope failures, liquefaction, and tsunami.
4. What needs to be done to survive an earthquake?
Answer: The only matter to keep you survive in an earthquake is to keep calm and just prepare some
emergency kit that you’ll need in the disaster
Workbook 1
True or False.
1. There are many thousands of earthquakes every year on Earth.
Answer: TRUE
2. Plate motions cause earthquakes.
Answer: TRUE
3. Earthquakes are easily predicted.
Answer: FALSE
4. The global distribution of earthquakes marks the boundaries of tectonic plates.
Answer: TRUE
5. People are frequently killed in earthquakes by falling debris.
Answer: TRUE
6. Large earthquakes can be detected by seismographs all over the world.
Answer: TRUE
7. Tsunamis are often secondary effects of large earthquakes.
Answer: TRUE
8. There are usually warning signs before an earthquake occurs.
Answer: FALSE
9. The best way to prevent injuries during an earthquake is to be prepared and know what to do during and
after the earthquake.
Answer: TRUE
10. Aftershocks cannot cause any damage.
Answer: FALSE
QUIZ #1
QUESTION ANSWER
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of
the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface
where they slip is called the fault or fault plane.

What are the impacts of an earthquake in the Impacts of earthquakes include structural damage to
community? buildings, fires, damage to bridges and highways,
initiation of slope failures, liquefaction, and tsunami.
How will you survive an earthquake? Just keep calm and ready your emergency kit

Tell whether the following are the things you do BEFORE EARTHQUAKE, DURING EARTHQUAKE or AFTER
EARTHQUKE.
1. Stay calm. Duck under a sturdy table and protect your head. Remember the DCH.
Answer: During Earthquake
2. Check yourself and others for injuries.
Answer: After Earthquake
3. Determine whether the site is along in the active fault and/or prone to liquefaction or landslide which may
cause damage to your house or building.
Answer: Before Earthquake
4. Breakable items, harmful chemicals and flammable materials should b stored in the lowermost sheelvees
and secured firmly.
Answer: Before Earthquake
5. If you must evacuate your residence, leave a message stating you are going.
Answer: After Earthquake
6. Protect your body from falling debris by bracing yourself in a doorway or by getting under a sturdy desk or
table.
Answer: During Earthquake
7. Don’t enter partially damaged buildings strong aftershocks may cause these to collapse.
Answer: After Earthquake
8. If you are on a bus or a train, hold tightly to the strap or handrail. Stay inside and listen to the instructions of
the train staff. Wait until it is safe to go out of the vehicle.
Answer: During Earthquake
9. Learn to use fire extinguishers, first aid kits, alarms and emergency exits. These should be accessible
conveniently located, and prominently marked.
Answer: Before Earthquake
10. Prepare and maintain an earthquake survival kit consisting of a battery powered radio, flashlight, irst aid kit,
potable water, candies, ready to eat food, whistle and sust mask.
Answer: Before Earthquake
Performance task 1
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