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Title: Earthquakes


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Earthquakes
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Types of Faults
  • Strike-slip Faults-
  • Normal Faults-
  • Reverse Faults-

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Mountain Formation-
  • Faulting-
  • Folding-

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Folding
  • Anticline-
  • Syncline-

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Seismic Waves-
  • Primary Waves-
  • Secondary Waves-
  • Surface Waves-

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Measuring Earthquakes 3 types of scales
  • Mercalli Scale-
  • Richter Scale-
  • Moment Magnitude Scale-

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Seismic Waves
  • Epicenter-
  • Focus-
  • Seismograph-
  • Magnitude-

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Earthquake Safety
  • Liquefaction-
  • Afterschocks-
  • Tsunamis-

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Earthquake Proof Construction-
  • Fixed Base Building-
  • Base Isolated Building-

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Earthquake Protection
  • THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF IS TO DROP,
    COVER HOLD.

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Monitoring Faults
  • Creep meters
  • Laser ranging devices
  • Tiltmeters
  • Satellite monitors

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