lesson 3-5

Question 1

map that highlights areas that are affected by or are vulnerable to particular hazard

Answer 1

hazard map

Question 2

is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface

Answer 2

earthquake

Question 3

2 types of earthquakes

Answer 3

1.tectonic earthquakes
2.volcanic earthquakes

Question 4

are those generated by the sudden displacement along faults in the solid and rigid layer of the earth

Answer 4

tectonic earthquakes

Question 5

earthquake induced by rising lava or magma beneath active volcanoes are called

Answer 5

volcanic earthquakes

Question 6

refers to a fracture, fissure or a zone of weakness where movement or displacement has occurred or may occur again

Answer 6

fault

Question 7

3 main types of faults

Answer 7

1.normal fault
2. reverse fault
3. strike-slip fault

Question 8

a fault is said to be “_______” if it has historical and contemporary seismicity

Answer 8

active fault

Question 9

is define as a fault which has moved within the last 10,000 years

Answer 9

active fault

Question 10

5 different earthquake-related hazard

Answer 10

1.ground shaking
2.ground rupture
3.tsunami
4.liquefaction
5.earthquake-induce landslide

Question 11

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

Answer 11

ground shaking

Question 12

displacement on the ground due to movement of fault

Answer 12

ground rupture

Question 13

sea waves resulting from the disturbance of ocean floor by an earthquake

Answer 13

tsunami

Question 14

is a process that transforms the behavior of a body of sediments from that of a solid to that of a liquid when subjected to extremely intense shaking.

Answer 14

liquefaction

Question 15

failures in steep or hilly slopes triggered by an earthquake

Answer 15

earthquake-induce landslide

Question 16

2 kinds of tsunami

Answer 16

1.local tsunami/s
2.far field or distant tsunami/s

Question 17

are confined to coasts within a hundred kilometers of the source usually earthquakes and a landslide or a pyroclastic flow

Answer 17

local tsunamis

Question 18

can travel from 1-24 hrs before reaching the coast of the nearby countries.

Answer 18

far field or distant tsunamis

Question 19

4 types of how tsunami works

Answer 19

1.earthquake tsunami
2.erosion tsunami
3.volcano tsunami
4.falling meteors mega tsunami

Question 20

a tsunami is a japanese word meaning “_______”

Answer 20

harbor waves

Question 21

sometimes, tsunamis are erroneously called “__________”

Answer 21

tidal waves