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1989 SF Earthquake
Geological Effects
Seismic Retrofitting and Structural Effects
2011 Japan Earthquake
1906 SF Earthquake
100
This structure COMPLETELY collapsed during the earthquake A) The Bay Bridge B) The Cypress Freeway C) Trans-state American Pyramid D) City Hall
What is B, or the Cypress Freeway
100
Earthquakes can cause this giant wave usually produced by a sea quake or an underwater volcano eruption. A) Mudslide B) Tsunami C) Landslide D) A regular wave
What is B, or tsunami
100
Most earthquake related deaths are caused by this A) Fires B) Falling trees C) Falling buildings D) Falling rocks
What is C, or falling buildings
100
The most devastating part of the earthquake to the people of Japan overall was... A) The tsunami B) The earthquake C) The aftershock D) The power plant leakage
What is A, or the tsunami
100
The most devastating effect of this earthquake was this A) The explosion from the dynamite B) The fire C) The earthquake D) The loss of communication
What is B, or the fire
200
This earthquake was a magnitude___ A) 9.5 B) 7.1 C) 7.3 D) 5.2
What is B, or 7.1
200
This process is where a earthquake shakes so violently to the point where a solid turns into a liquid state. A) Liquefaction B) Sublimating C) Precipitating D) Melting
What is A, or Liquefication
200
Seismic retrofitting is the process in which A) The ground gets braced so it prevents extreme shakes B) A device is put into the ground and forecasts earthquakes C) An earthquake is classified in magnitudes D) A structure is modified to withstand an earthquake
What is D, or when a structure is modified to withstand an earthquake
200
The most shocking thing was that, even these buildings were shaking A) Standard sized houses B) Small seismically retrofitted buildings C) Tall seismically retrofitted buildings D) Bridges
What is C, or Tall seismically retrofitted buildings
200
The earthquake collapsed this famous building A) City Hall B) The construction of the Tran-state American Pyramid C) The Palace Hotel D) The Sentinel Building
What is A, or City Hall
300
These were ruptured and started a fire in San Francisco A) Gas pipelines B) Fire hydrants C) Sewage pipes D) Water main pipes
What is A, or gas pipelines
300
This process happens when a large mass of earth speeds down a slope at 10's to hundreds of miles an hour A) Tsunami B) Landslide C) Downfall D) Eruption
What is B, or Landslide
300
These buildings are most susceptible to earthquake damage A) Tall buildings B) All buildings C) Short/average buildings D) All same susceptibility
What is A, or tall buildings
300
This earthquake was this magnitude A) 8.1 B) 8.9 C) 7.7 D) 9.0
What is B, or 8.9
300
The fire raged for this many days and nights A) 40 days and nights B) 2 days and nights C) 14 days and nights D) 3 days and nights
What is D, or 3 days and nights
400
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400
In 2011, the ground did this unusual thing A) The ground shot out volcanic rock B) The ground released noxious vapors C) The ground opened and closed D) The ground moved side to side
What is C, or the ground opened and closed
400
When an earthquake happens, the chance of a building surviving is all dependent on A) The magnitude B) The earth that the building was built on top of C) The materials that the building was built out of D) All of the above
What is D, or all of the above
400
The earthquake was so powerful, that the Earth was moved this many inches off its axis A) 100 inches B) 19.4 inches C) 10 inches D) 2.62497 inches
What is C, or 10 inches
400
Firefighters used this to destroy buildings in an attempt to stop the fire's growth A) Shotguns B) Dynamite C) Grenades D) Plastic explosives
What is B, or dynamite
500
Final Jeopardy What was the biggest and most devastating earthquake ever recorded?
What is the 9.5 Chile earthquake
500
Loose soil makes quakes do this A) Shake harder B) Shake softer C) Nothing changes D) Makes the ground flammable
What is A, or shake harder
500
People seismic retrofit by A) holding down the structure with braces, beams, and wires B) Drilling holes in the middle of the structure C) Holding the structures down with a very heavy duty glue D) Puting in heavy duty bolts on the sides of the bridge
What is A, or holding down the structure with braces, beams, and wires
500
The total death number combined with the missing toll number would be over this many people. A) 14,000 people B) 20,000 people C) 48,000 people D) 27,000 people
What is D, or 27,000 people
500
Many Bay Area civilians reported this before an earthquake A) Fore-shocks B) Animals acting unusual C) Unusual wave patterns D) People acting unusual
What is B, or animals acting unusual