What causes the ground to shake: key words.

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  • Created on: 28-01-16 20:57
Ground Shaking
Main hazard created by earthquakes. Severity at any one point depends on range of factors: strength of earthquake, distance from epicenter, distance from epicenter, local geological conditions. Longer the shaking, more damage will be caused.
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Landslides, rock and snow avalanches
Occur in mountainous areas when slopes are weakened by strong shaking and eventually give way (crack open).
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Tsunamis
Seismic waves that result when earthquakes occur beneath the sea. Can travel with enormous speed and cause devastation along the coast.
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Liquefaction
The shock waves cause ground water to rise to the surface, turning soft ground to mud. Any buildings built on clay, for example, sink into the mud and collapse.
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Fault
A fracture in the Earth's crust that shows signs of movement.
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Richter Scale
Measures earthquakes (goes up to 9.9).
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Occur in mountainous areas when slopes are weakened by strong shaking and eventually give way (crack open).

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Landslides, rock and snow avalanches

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Seismic waves that result when earthquakes occur beneath the sea. Can travel with enormous speed and cause devastation along the coast.

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Card 4

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The shock waves cause ground water to rise to the surface, turning soft ground to mud. Any buildings built on clay, for example, sink into the mud and collapse.

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A fracture in the Earth's crust that shows signs of movement.

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