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EARTHQUAKE PHASES

ALARM PHASE

1. The alarm phase

During this phase students and staff are alerted by a loud warning device, most likely the

school bell. This must be a pre-arraqnged signal known by all so that the response will be

immediate.

RESPONSE PHASE

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2. The response phase

In this phase everyone should head for cover - students should get under their desks, tables,

chairs or under the door jamb. They should make sure to move away from windows, glass or

light fixtures, which pose a serious threat to the student if it should break or get loose. If there

is no cover available then the student should crouch and try to protect his/her head.

EVACUATION PHASE

3. The evacuation phase

After remaining in each respective safe-place until the shaking stops, students and teachers

should then evacute the school building(s). The evacuation proceeds through pre-determined

safe routes and the evacuees should then gather outside in a safe area, away from buildings.

For instance, this safe area can be the playfield, the netball court or the basketball court, once

the area is away from buildings, trees and even poles. This safe area is called the assembly

point.

ASSEMBLY PHASE

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4. The assembly phase

At the assembly point the evacuees must be grouped in order. For example, classes are

grouped together and even further grouped in alphabetical order or in order as they appear in

their respective classrooms.

HEADCOUNTING PHASE

5. The head count phase - otherwise called the roll call phase.

During the head count phase teachers determine if everyone is present. This can be done by

calling from the register the names of students and ticking off those present. In the event of a

real earthquake, a search and rescue team would have to be dispatched to look for those who

are missing.

EVALUATION PHASE

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6. The evaluation.

After the head count there should be an evaluation, where the school identifies the snags in the

drill, problem areas or potential problem areas and then can further aim to rectify these

problems for a future earthquake drill.

Once these steps are taken in planning an earhquake drill then students and school staff willbe more prepared for the unpredictable strike of an earthquake and loss to life and limb will be

lessened.

TSUNAMI

A tsunami (plural: tsunamis or tsunami; from Japanese:, lit. "harbor wave";[1] English

pronunciation: /sunmi/ soo-NAH-mee or /tsunmi/ tsoo-NAH-mee[2]) is a series of water waves

caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater

nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below

water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.[3]

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ASSIGNMENT

IN

ENVI. SCIENCE

SUBMITTED BY:

HANNAH MIKHAILA M. CUMPIO GRADE 7-GALILEO

STUDENT

SUBMITTED TO:

MRS.LUCELLE BADION

TEACHER