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2. What is a Sturzstrom?

  • catastrophic tsunami triggered by earthquakes
  • catastrophic debris stream triggered by rock avalanches
  • catastrophic landslide triggered by earthquakes

3. What range is infrared in Hz measured?

  • 5-8
  • 0-20
  • 0-40
  • 10-20

4. Landslides are common in destabilised areas; deforestation, illegal fires, terracing and abandoned road construction Dangerous;

  • Low velocity - 5 m/s Large volume - 20-100 m m3 material
  • High velocity - 10 m/s Large volume - 100-10 m m3 material
  • High velocity - 15 m/s Large volume - 50-1000 m m3 material
  • Low velocity - 2 m/s Large volume - 2-10 m m3 material

5. How is ground motion measured

  • G force
  • P force

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