D FUCKING RRR Flashcards

1
Q

is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the
ground produced by the sudden displacement
of rocks or rock materials below the earth’s surface.

A

earthquake

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2
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generated by the sudden displacement along faults in the solid and rigid layer of the earth.

A

Tectonic earthquakes

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3
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earthquakes induced by rising lava or magma beneath active volcanoes

A

Volcanic earthquakes

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4
Q

of an earthquake refers to the amount of energy released, measured by the
amount of ground displacement or shaking.

A

Magnitude

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5
Q

is the strength of an earthquake as
perceived and felt by people in a certain
locality

A

Intensity

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6
Q

disruptive up-down and sideways movement or
motion experienced during an earthquake

A

Ground shaking

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7
Q

displacement on the ground due to
movement of fault

A

Ground rupture

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8
Q

is a process that transforms the behavior of a
body of sediments from that of a solid to that of a liquid when subjected to extremely
intense shaking

A

Liquefaction

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9
Q

failures in steep or
hilly slopes triggered
by an earthquake

A

Earthquake induced landslide

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10
Q

Even moderate ground
shaking can break gas
and electrical lines,
sever fuel lines, and
overturn stoves.

A

Fires

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11
Q

sea waves resulting from the disturbance of ocean floor by an earthquake

A

tsunami

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12
Q

A tsunami is a Japanese word meaning

A

β€œharbor waves”

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13
Q

The increase in wave heights associated or
during typhoons (when there are strong
winds) or tropical cyclones are called

A

β€œstorm surges”

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14
Q

are phenomena arising
from volcanic activity
that pose potential
threat to persons or
property in a given
area within a given
period of time

A

Volcanic hazards

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15
Q

are streams of molten
rock that pour or
ooze from an
erupting vent

A

Lava flows

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16
Q

are showers of
airborne fine- to
coarse-grained
volcanic particles
that fallout from the
plumes of a volcanic
eruption

A

Ashfall or tephra fall

17
Q

is a dense, fast-
moving flow of
solidified lava
pieces, volcanic
ash, and hot gases

A

Pyroclastic flows and surges

18
Q

is a violent type of
mudflow or debris
flow composed of a
slurry of pyroclastic
material, rocky
debris and water

19
Q

the fluid gas phase
released by active
volcanoes, both
during eruption
and quiescence

A

Volcanic Gases

20
Q

Volcanic materials
directly ejected from
the volcano’s vent with
force and trajectory

A

Ballistic projectiles