Lesson 2 Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
Q
  • A fumble shaking or violent tremblingof the ground
A

Earthquake

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2
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  • Fishers structure or zone weakness Subtle movement or displacement has occurred
A

Fault

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3
Q
  • Which has moved with the last 10,000 years, has historical and contemporary seismocity
A

Active Fault

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4
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  • Are generated by sudden displacement along faults in solid, rigid layer of earths
A

Tectonic Earthquake

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5
Q
  • earthquake induced by rising magma or lava beneath active volcanoes
A

Volcanic earthquake

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6
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  • disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an earthquake
A

Ground shaking

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7
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  • displacement on the ground due to movement of fault
A

Ground rupture

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8
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  • sea waves resulting from the disturbance of ocean from/ by an earthquake
A

Tsunami

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9
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  • a process that transforms behavior of a body of sediments from that of a solid to that of liquid subjected to extremely intense shaking
A

Liquefaction

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10
Q
  • failures in steep or hilly slopes triggered by an earthquake
A

Earthquake-induced landslide

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11
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5 EARTHQUAKE-RELATED HAZARDS

A

Groud rupture
Ground shaking
Liquefaction
Earthquake-induced landslides
Tsunami

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12
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  • sea waves resulting from the disturbance of ocean floor by an earthquake. Is a of giant seawaves commonly generated by under-the-sea earthquake and whose heights could be greater than 5 meters
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Tsunami

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13
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Generated by earthquake

A

tsunami

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14
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Seawaves are generated because of movement of fault under the sea

A

tsunami

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15
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It is the increase in wave heights within a hundred kilometers with or during typhoons (when there are strong winds or tropical cyclones)

A

storm surge

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16
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wind generated

17
Q

2 types of tsunamis

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local & far-field/distant

18
Q

are confined to coasts within a hundred kilometers. Some causes are usually earthquake and landslide or pyroclastic flow. It can reach the shoreline within 2-5 minutes

A

local tsunami

19
Q

can travel 1-24 hours before reaching the coastal of nearby countries

A

far-field/distant

20
Q

SIGNS OF IMPENDING TSUNAMI

A

Feel an earthquake
Sea ocean water disappears from the beach, bay, or river
Hear an unusual roaring sound

21
Q

HAZARD MAPS
____(tells you what the map is all about)
_____(details of what each symbols mean)
____(refer to the bar scales as this helps determine distances)

A

Map title
Legend
Scale