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1
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An active volcano Mauna Loa is located in?

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Hawaii, USA

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2
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A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as?

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Pandemic

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3
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A volcano known for its most destructive volcanic eruption in recorded history

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Krakatoa

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4
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Bhopal Gas Disaster is a type of?

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Manmade Disaster

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5
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Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific Region

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Ring of Fire

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6
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Who is known as the father of modern seismology?

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R.D. Oldham

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7
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Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called

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Magma

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8
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International Tsunami information center is located in

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Honlulu

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9
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Cyclones occurring in North America are called?

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Hurricanes

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10
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What are the vectors of Zika Virus?

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Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

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11
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Generally the number on Richter’s scale ranges between

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0 and 9

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12
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In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at

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New Delhi

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13
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The Disaster Management Act was made in?

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2005

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14
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Effective hazard management largely rely on

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Pre-disaster planning

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15
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The extent to which a community, structure, services, or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular hazard is termed as

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vulnerability

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16
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The Richter’s scale expresses an earthquakes?

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magnitude

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17
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The point of the Earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs is called?

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epicenter

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18
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Vulnerability analysis comes in which part of the Disaster Management Cycle

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Mitigation

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19
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is a contagious viral illness that in its most severe form causes nerve injury leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death.

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Polio

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20
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The word disaster comes from

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Greek word

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21
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High vulnerability are associated with?

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high disaster risk

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22
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The Bhopal gas Disaster occurred in?

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1984

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23
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The instrument which record earthquake wave is called?

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seismograph

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24
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It is known as seismic wave

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tsunami

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25
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The largest active volcano in the world is?

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Mauna Loa in Hawaii

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26
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Latur earthquake occurred in?

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1993

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27
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is a seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth.

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Surface wave

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28
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Known as the light house of the mediterranean sea

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Stromboli

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29
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Most fire prone country in the world

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Australia

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30
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The Chernobyl Disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of?

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nuclear disaster

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31
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It is when a large number of people in a community get a disease at the same time

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epidemic

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32
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Zika Virus is spread by?

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mosquitos

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33
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Intensity of an earthquake is measured by

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Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

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34
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About 2/3 of the cyclones that occur in the Indian Ocean occur in the?

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Bay of Bengal

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35
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The most calm part of tropical cyclone is?

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eye

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36
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The word tsunami has been derived from

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Japanese word

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37
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Wild fire in north america is called?

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Bush fire

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38
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The two atom bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagashaki in Japan by USA during

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World War II

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39
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The twin tower of world trade centre in USA was destroyed in the year

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2001

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40
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In northern hemisphere, the wind of the tropical cyclone blows in

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Anticlockwise direction

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41
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Where do tropical cyclones rarely develop because the coriolis effect is weakest there?

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5 degrees of the equator

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42
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PAGASA calls a tropical cyclone SUPER TYPHOON when the wind blows

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more than 220 kph

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43
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During volcanic eruption, the extreme risk zone is within a distance

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up to 100 meters

44
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What is lahars?

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volcanic mud flow

45
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Highest volcanic mountain in the world is

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Cotopaxi

46
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The terrorist attack in Mumbai took place in?

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2008

47
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In disaster management, mitigation measures involve

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community action and administration

48
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The cycle of disaster consists of the following components

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mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery

49
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The National Disaster Management Authority is headed by?

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The Prime Minister of India

50
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Environmental condition found on equatorial calm over the sea

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doldrums

51
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In the Philippines, Cyclone is tracked through which satellite?

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HIMAWARI-8

52
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Tuberculosis generally affect

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lungs

53
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most landslide prone area in the Philippines

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Cordillera Region

54
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What is the abbreviation of PAGASA?

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Philippine, Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

55
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What is the deadliest typhoon in the Philippines?

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Haiphong

56
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What is the most destructive typhoon in the Philippines?

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Yolanda

57
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When did typhoon Rolly happen?

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November 1, 2020

58
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What is the abbreviation of PHIVOLCS?

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

59
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a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that is principally mandated to mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and other related geotectonic phenomena.

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PHIVOLCS

60
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one of the attached agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under its Scientific and Technical Services Institutes, is mandated to “provide protection against natural calamities and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument to insure the safety, well being and economic security of all the people, and for the promotion of national progress.”

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PAGASA

61
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Abbreviation of CDC

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention

62
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When did the WHO announce the official name of COVID-19?

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February 11, 2020

63
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Where was COVID-19 first identified?

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Wuhan, China

64
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What is the abbreviation of SARS?

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severe acute respiratory syndrome

65
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The deadliest pandemic in history

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Bubonic plague

66
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The deadliest volcanic eruption in the Philippines

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Mount Pinatubo

67
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is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirusthat was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

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Mers-Cov

68
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Who introduced the small pox vaccine?

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Edward Jenner

69
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A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

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Hazard

70
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The potential disaster losses, in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society over some specified future time period.

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disaster risk

71
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The outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters prevention (i.e. disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance.

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disaster prevention

72
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The lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.

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mitigation

73
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Constitutes the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.

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preparedness

74
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The fourth phase of disaster and is the restoration of all aspects of the disaster’s impact on a community and the return of the local economy to some sense of normalcy

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recovery

75
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shocks that happen before the earthquake

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foreshocks

76
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shocks that happen after the earthquake

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after shocks

77
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Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion. They are the energy that travels through the earth and is recorded on seismographs.

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seismic waves

78
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Where was the largest earthquake ever recorded?

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Chile

79
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What is the most seismically active state?

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Alaska

80
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This is the most dangerous part of the hurricane and where the highest speed winds are.

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eye wall

81
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These bands can drop huge amounts of rainfall causing flooding when the hurricane hits land.

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rainbands

82
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occur over the ocean in areas near the equator.

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Tropical Cyclones

83
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38 mph or less

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Tropical depression

84
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39 to 73 mph

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Tropical storm

85
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What is the direction of hurricanes in the southern hemisphere?

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clockwise

86
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These are volcanoes formed from particles and blobs of lava ejected from a single vent at the top. They generally don’t get taller than around 1,000 feet.

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cinder cones

87
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These volcanoes are also shaped like a cone, but are formed from layers of lava over many years. They can grow into huge mountains over 8,000 feet tall from their base.

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composite volcanoes

88
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They form from wide thin layers of lava that eventually are shaped like a shield.

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shield volcanoes

89
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These volcanoes are formed by thick lava that hardens right around the vent. They can sometimes form inside of other types of volcanoes.

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lava domes

90
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describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person. They can occur at the same time or one after the other. It also implies interactions between the illnesses that can worsen the course of both.

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comoborbidity

91
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the first seismic wave detected by seismographs; able to move through both liquid and solid rock.

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P Waves

92
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secondary body waves that oscillate the ground perpendicular to the direction of wave travel and produce vertical and horizontal motion in the ground surface.

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S Waves

93
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surface waves that move in an elliptical motion, producing both a vertical and horizontal component of motion in the direction of wave propagation.

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Rayleigh waves

94
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surface waves that move parallel to the Earth’s surface and perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.

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Love waves

95
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Where did the Ebola virus first occur?

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Ebola river

96
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is the region that circles the Earth, near the equator, where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone

97
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are rivers of incandescent of molten rock or lava moving downslope or away from an eruption vent.

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lava flows

98
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large circular or oval depressions more than 1 km (0.6 mile) in diameter—have been formed by inward collapse of landforms after large amounts of magma have been expelled from underground.

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Caldera

99
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What type of volcano is taal?

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Caldera

100
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When did taal volcano erupt?

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January 12, 2020

101
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is the premiere science and technology body in the Philippines charged with the twin mandate of providing central direction, leadership and coordination of all scientific and technological activities, and of formulating policies, programs and projects to support national development.

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Department of Science and Technology

102
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When did Philippines confirm its first case of COVID-19?

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January 30, 2020

103
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is a task force organized by the executive of the Philippine government to respond to affairs concerning emerging infectious diseases in the Philippines.

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Inter-agency task force on emerging infectious diseases

104
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When is Earth Day?

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April 22

105
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When did Mount Mayon last erupt?

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January 13-May 18, 2018

106
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What is the most active volcano in the Philippines?

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Mount Mayon

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