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Beschreibung
Karteikarten von Sam Carvell, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Sam Carvell
vor mehr als 6 Jahre
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| Frage | Antworten |
| Earthquakes | Ground shaking by the fracturing of rocks and sudden movements along fault lines. |
| Shockwaves/Seismic Waves | shifting rock in an earthquake causes shockwaves to spread in all directions P Waves - Parallel S Waves - Sideways |
| Tsunami | a giant sea wave generated by shallow focus underwater earthquakes |
| Spatial Distribution | along fault lines mostly big earthquakes less frequent |
| Prediction | monitoring groundwater levels release of radon gas strange animal behaviour measuring of magnetic fields |
| Impacts | Loss of life destruction of buildings fires spread of disease looting food security issues |
| Protection | safety drills practised regularly hazard resistant structures careful education land use planning |
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