Earthquakes
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A fascinating short montage on the Bam (Iran) Earthquake 26th Dec 2003, contrasting it to the San Francisco earthquake which occurred only 4 days earlier.
It makes us question how can 2, almost identical earthquakes have such different impacts?? |
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Quiz
- What is the focus of an earthquake?
- What the name given to the area directly the focus?
- What is the difference between a tremor an aftershock? (2)
- What are the 3 categories of Earthquake? Describe what happens at each? (6)
- What is an earthquake?
- What is the name given to someone who studies earthquakes?
- What equipment do they use? Explain. (3)
- What are the 3 types of shock waves associated with an earthquake. Give 2 pieces of info on each one. (9)
- What are the 2 main differences between the Mercalli and Richter scale? (4)
- What does logarithmic mean?
- What 3 Ps that can limit earthquake damage? (3)
- Besides using a seismograph, what other ways can imminent earthquakes be predicted. (3)
- What is the name given to the period of time between quakes?
- List 4 ways that people can limit earthquake damage in buildings? (4)
- What is meant by the term liquefaction? (2)
- List 4 factors that determine the amount of damage an earthquake may cause. (4)
- Death, destruction and loss of services are all short term effects of EQs. Give 3 long-term effects. (3)
- On what date was the SE Asian Tsunami?
- What did it measure on the Righter scale, how many were killed, injured and left homeless? (4)
- Why was the death toll so high? How have these countries tried to ensure this never happens again? (3)
- Pick 2 EQ's you have studied. One in a developed country and ONE in a developing country. (2)
- When did they happen? (2)
- What size were they? (2)
- How many died, were injured, made homeless? What was the cost of the damage? (6)
- WHY WAS THE DAMAGE SO DIFFERENT? (2)
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