The Restless Earth: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Flashcards
(24 cards)
What was the cause of the Kobe earthquake?
The Philippines plate shifting under the Eurasian plate along the Nojima fault line.
What was the magnitude of the Kobe earthquake?
7.2 on Richter scale
How many people were injured in the Kobe earthquake?
40,000 injured
How many people were made homeless during the Kobe earthquake?
300,000 people
What were the secondary effects of the Kobe earthquake? (5 things)
A) 2,000,000 without electricity
B) 1,000,000 without water for 10 days
C) fires broke out in wooden structures- infrastructure destroyed
D) damage worth $220 billion
What were the immediate responses for the Kobe earthquake? (4 things)
A) searching for survivors B) treatment C) essentials like food, water, shelter etc. (Provided by 7 eleven) D) Motorola gave free phone service
What were the long term responses to the Kobe earthquake?
A) improvement to infrastructure (rubber foundations etc.)
B) earthquake drills
When did the Kobe earthquake happen?
January 1995
What was the cause of the Haiti earthquake?
The North American plate sliding past the Caribbean plate. (A conservative plate margin).
Where exactly did the earthquake happen?
It’s epicentre was 16 miles off port-au-prince and focus was 5 miles deep.
What was the Haiti earthquake’s magnitude?
7 on Richter scale
How many people died during the Haiti earthquake?
316,000 killed
How many people were homeless during the Haiti earthquake?
1,000,000 people
How many people were affected altogether during the Haiti earthquake?
3,000,000 people
What were the secondary effects of the Haiti earthquake? (2 things)
A) Hospitals and infrastructure were damaged
B) Economy was shattered
What were the immediate responses to the Haiti earthquake? (2 things)
A) food and water provided by international aid
B) treatment provided
What are the effects of a supervolcano?
A) 1000km3 of debris (ash)
B) global scale effect
C) ash cloud, pyro clastic flow, death, destruction
What are the characteristics of a supervolcano?
A) flat caldera, 60km wide
B) found on magma plumes
C) there is a magma plume hotspot under layer of ice
When did Mt St Helens erupt?
May 1980
What happened the before the Mt St Helens eruption?
An earthquake, magnitude 5.1 caused a landslide.
What happened when Mt St Helens erupted?
A) everything 27km north of the crater was destroyed
B) there was an explosion of ash, rock and glacier ice from the volcano
What were the effects of the Mt St Helens eruption?
A) 57 died
B) area inaccessible
C) natural habitats destroyed
D) soil increased in fertility
What were the responses to the Mt St Helens eruption?
A) mobilising helicopters to search for survivors B) emergency treatment C) ash clearance D) mask distribution E) buildings and bridge rebuilt F) drains attended to, to avoid flooding (ash blockage) G) forests to be replanted H) national monument made- $1.4 million
How many people died in the Kobe earthquake?
6,434 people
