The most violent earthquake to jar North America in 1964...
What is: The Good Friday Alaskan Earthquake?
100
A ____ triggered by an earthquake occurs where a slab of the ocean floor is displaced vertically along a fault.
What is Tsunami?
100
The vibrations from earthquakes cause other dangers such as landslides, ground subsidence and ___
What is fire?
100
The earthquake in Northridge, California, in 1994 caused 57 deaths and about about ____ ____ in damage.
What is $40 billion?
100
This earthquake gave geologists new insight into the role of ground shaking as a destructive force.
What is the 1964 Alaskan Earthquake.
200
The 1906 ____ ____ ____ reminds us of the major threat of fire
What is San Francisco Earthquake?
200
A tsunami travels across the ocean at speeds of ____ ____ ____ kilometers
What is 500 to 950?
200
The greatest damage to structures is from ___
What is landslides and ground subsidence?
200
The goal of ____-____ prediction is to provide an early warning of the location and magnitude of a large earthquake
What is short-range?
200
The damage to buildings and other structures from earthquake waves depend on the intensity and duration of the vibrations, the nature of the material on which the structure is built and the ___ of the structure.
What is design?
300
A 1923 earthquake in ____ caused an estimated 250 fires
What is Japan?
300
A tsunami is generated by....
What is Movement of the ocean floor?
300
The violent shaking of an earthquake can cause the soil and rocks on ____ to fail, resulting in landslides
What is slopes?
300
The measure uplift, subsidence, and strain in the rocks near active ____
What is faults?
300
All multistory buildings in ____,____, were damaged by the vibrations.
What is Anchorage, Alaska?
400
The earthquake in ____,____ in 1994 caused 57 deaths
What is Northridge, California?
400
Once formed a tsunami resembles the ____ created when a pebble is dropped into a pond.
What is ripples?
400
Where loosely consolidated sediments are saturated with water, earthquakes can cause a process known as ___
What is liquefaction?
400
____-____ forecasts give the probability of a certain magnitude earthquake occurring within 30 to 100-plus years.
What is Long-Range?
400
The more flexible wood-frame buildings, such as homes, were less damaged. True or False?
What is True?
500
___ is the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy.
What is Earthquake?
500
What is another name for tsunami
What is Seismic Sea Waves?
500
The greatest destruction was caused by ___ that started when gas and electrical lines were cut.
What is fires?
500
These data are important for updating building codes, which have standards for designing ____-____ structures
What is Earthquake-resistant?
500
This process where loosely consolidated sediments are saturated with water.