DISASTER MT1 Flashcards
meaning of tsunami
WAVE IN THE HARBOR
biggest tsunamis
ALASKA
physical phenomenon caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical, hydrological, earthquakes, flash foods, develop with little warning and strike rapidly
TSUNAMIS
develop with little warning and strike rapidly
RAPID ONSET HAZARD
tae months or years to develop
SLOW ONSET HAZARD
3 exampls of rapid onset hazards
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
EARTHQUAKES
FLASH FOODS
3 exampls of slow onset hazards
DROUGHT
INSECT INFESTATIONS
DISEASE EPIDEMICS
caused by direct interaction or result
PRIMARY HAZARD
example of primary hazard
GROUND SHAKING - EARTHQUAKE
effects occur as a result of the primary effect
SECONDARY HAZARD
example of secondary hazaqrd
TSUNAMIS - COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS
long yterm effects of natural disaster
TERTIARY HAZARDS
example of tertiary hazards
LOSS OF HABITATS
series of water by the deplacement of a large volume of a body of water usually in ocean
TSUNAMIS
4 causes of tsunamis
EARTHQUAKE
VOLCANIC ERRUPTION
UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS
METEORITES
confined to coasts within a hundred kilometers of the source usually earthquakes and landslides or proclastic flows
LOCAL TSUNAMIS
how many minutes in local tsunamis
2-5 MINS
how many hours distant tsunamis
1-24 HOURS
countries of distant tsunamis
CHILE
ALASKA
USA
JAPAN
3 signs if approacing tsunamis
FELT EARTHQUAKE
UNUSUAL SEA LEVEL CHANGE
RUMBLING SOUND OF APPROACHING WAVE
sudden and violent shaking of the ground
EARTHQUAKE
earthqueks are majority due to ?
MOVEMENT OF EXISTING FAULTS
fracture on which one body part of rock slides another
FAULT
energy released from hypocenter of an earthquakes
SEISMIC WAVES
point directly above the focus on the surface
EPICENTER
point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts?.
HYPOCENTER
point within the earth where faulting begins
FOCUS
needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake
THREE SEISMOGRAPH STATIONS
intersection of circles locate the?
EPICENTER
material mves back andf forth oarallel to the direction of one wave motion
P WAVES
pwaves also known as 2
PRIMARY WAVE
COMPRESSION WAVE
materials have move back and forth perpendicular to the second motion
SECONDARY WAVE
surface waves that causes the ground to ripple up and down
RAYLEIGH WAVE
surface waves that cause the ground to move back and forth if a snale like movement
LOVE WAVE
travels the eartth surface
SURFACE WAVES
two types of earthquakes
TECTONIC
VOLCANIC
produced by sdden movement along faults and plate boundaries
TECTONIC
nduced by rising lava or magma
VOLCANIC
ways to measure strength of an earthquake
MAGNITUDE
INTENSITY
proportional to energy released by an earthquake at the focus
MAGNITUDE
instrument for calculating earthquake
SEISMOGRAPH
magnitude are represented by ??
ARABIC NUMBERS
strenth of an earthquake as perceive dand felt by people in a certain locality
INTENSITY
intensity is represented by ?
ROMAN NUMERALS
a deformation on the ground that marks the intersection of the fauly with the earths urface
GROUND RUPTURE
displacement of the ground dur to movement of the fault
FISSURING
a disruptive up down and sideways vibrartion of the ground during an earthquake
GROUND SHAKING
A PHENOMENON IN WHICH SEDIMENTS ESPECILALLY BON BODIES OF WATER BEHAVE LIKE LIQUID SIMILAR TO QUICKSAND
LIQUEFACTION
a downslope movement of rocks, solid and other debris
EARTHQUAKE INDUCED LANDSLIDES
a series of waves caused commonly by an earthquake under the sea
TSUNAMIS
10 provinces risk to earth quakes top 5 first
SURIGAO DEL SUR
‘LA UNION
BENGUET
PANAGISNAN
PAMPAGAA
19 provinces risk to eaqthquakes TOP 5 LAST
TARLAC IFUGAO DAVAO ORIENTAL NUEVE ECIJA NIEVA VIZCAYA
effect of ground shaking
DAMAGING STRUCTURE
effect of liquefaction
SINKING STRUCTURE
sand boil
fissuring
effect of earthquake induced landslide
EROSION
BURIAL AND BLOCAKGE OF ROADS RIVERS
effect of tsunamis
FLOODING
COASTAL EROSION
DROWNING PEOPLE
down unto your hands and kn ees before earthquake knocks you down
DROP
your head and neck under the cover of a sturdy table or desk
COVER
visible efffect of combustion
FIRE
special type of chemical reaction
COMBUSTION
three triangle of fire
CHEMICAL REACTION:
HEAT, OXYGEN , FUEL
simple model for understanding the necessary ingredients for most fires
COMBUSTION TRIANGLE
to born
FUEL
to supply oxygen
AIR
to start and continue the combustion process
HEAT
intended to alarm everyone that a fire or another life threating situation exists
EVACUATION PROCESS
common causes of fires
FAULTY APPLIANCES AND LEADS
FAULTY FUEL SUPPLY
MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT OR APPLIANCES
method of practicing how a building would be evacuated in the event of other emergencies
FIRE DRILL
d in drill procedure
DROP EVERYTHING AND LEAVE
r in drill procedure
REMEMBER EMERGENCY EXITSi i
i in drill procedure
IN LINE OUT OF THE BUILDINGS
l in drill procedure
LINE UP
l in drill procedure (last)
LISTEN FOR INSTRUCTION
active fire protection device
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
_______ the pin this will break the tamper seal
PULL
_______ low pointing the nozzle at the base of fire
AIM
_______ the handle to release the extinguishing agent
SQUEEZE
________ side to side at the base of the fire
SWEEP
the urgent immediate response or escape of people away from an area that contains threats
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
fire and evacuation of alarms are intensified to alert everyone that a fire or life threatening situatuon exist
EVACUATION PROCEDURE
La union and Pangasinan are prone to earthquakes due to?
MANILA TRENCH
Surigao Del sur and Davao Oriental have earthquake hazards due to?
PHILIPPINE FAULT
Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Eastern Pangasinan, Benguet and La Union earthquakes can be attributed to?
PHILIPPINE FAULT ZONE
Ifugao earthquakes can be attributed to?
HIGH VULNERABILITY TO DISASTERS
