Earthquake warning Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

You receive a flash flood warning on your phone during the monsoon season. The report states that the flood is expected to interact with human settlements but is unlikely to cause widespread destruction. A threatening situation that requires immediate response, such as this one, can be described as: An emergency A large earthquake disables much of the city. Initial efforts are underway. These efforts are described as the: Response phase When considering the mitigation phase of a disaster, ...

GCSE Geography AQA (Physical) (2022/2023) Already Graded A Natural hazard A natural process which causes death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy property and possessions. Natural disaster A natural hazard that has actually happened. Geological hazard Caused by land and tectonic processes. Meteorological hazard Caused by weather and climate. Hazard risk The probability that a natural hazard occurs. Vulnerability The more people that are in areas exposed to natural hazards, the grea...

ISP 203B Exam 1 || Questions & Complete Answers (100% Verified) ISP 203B Exam 1 || Questions & Complete Answers (100% Verified) The age of the earth is approximately - ANSWER - 4.5 billion years What is the ultimate energy source driving plate motions? - ANSWER - heat transfer Subduction - ANSWER - results in the recycling of the oceanic lithosphere and is associated with earthquakes The height from the still water line to the crest of a tsunami is its - ANSWER - amplitude Closed...

PDG MKTS 1'S Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers A disaster/incident is Imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min steady tone indicate over mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? An attack/hostile act is imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min wavering tone indicate over a mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? Be alert, execute security measures, follow instructions ...

Why might the level of wealth and development affect the impacts of tectonic hazards? - Answer - High levels of wealth can lead to more investment in preparedness, e.g. Japan's aseismic building architecture - Increasing poverty often leads to more shanty towns, which don't have proper building codes and are often built in vulnerable locations, e.g. favelas in Rio, Brazil Why might geographical isolation increase a population's vulnerability? - Answer More isolated communities will ...

PDG MKTS 1'S Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers A disaster/incident is Imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min steady tone indicate over mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? An attack/hostile act is imminent or in progress - answerWhat does a 3-5 min wavering tone indicate over a mass notification and warning systems when a disaster or incident affecting the base? Be alert, execute security measures, follow instructions ...

Where and why do earthquakes occur? - ANSWER-Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries and faults due to rocks underground breaking along a fault Are faults the same as plate boundaries? - ANSWER-No; Faults are cracks in rocks/plates, and plate boundaries are where the plates end (Plate boundaries are all faults, but not all faults are plate boundaries - most are not) What are the major types of seismic waves? Which travels fastest? Which causes most damage? - ANSWER-P and S waves. S waves ...

ISP 203B Exam 2 and 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 True or False: Wegener used plate tectonics to explain continental drift. - answerFalse True or False: In measuring earthquakes, an event with a Richter magnitude of 5.0 is only slightly stronger than one with a magnitude of 4.0. - answerFalse In Comparison to developing countries, catastrophic natural disasters in developed countries are most likely to cause _________. - answerMore economic damage, but less loss of life The c...

Why does EPS Offer this class? (3) 1. fulfill undergraduate requirements in physical science 2. teach you the basics about earthquakes and tsunamis 3. want you to be prepared for earthquakes and their aftermaths Why does he teach this class? 1. to help you lose your fear of earthquakes - but respect them as a major force of nature 2. to show that Earth Science is fun 3. to show that we are sitting on a tectonic timebomb What is the most dangerous fault in the bay area? ...

EAPS 100 Final, Exam Review Questions and answers. VERIFIED/ Broad, flat areas of the seafloor adjacent to mid-ocean ridges are called ____________ and reflect subsidence of oceanic crust as it moves away from the mid ocean ridge, cools, and becomes more dense. Abyssal Plains What bathymetric (underwater topographic) feature is associated with subduction zones? A deep sea trench Ocean waves can be generated by all of the following processes except which one? Underwater earthquakes *...