DME: Natural Hazards

Question 0

Building regulations/codes

Answer 0

Laws enforced to prevent unsafe building design

Question 1

Base isolating bearing

Answer 1

Steel/rubber shock absorbers in foundations

Question 2

Cholera

Answer 2

Bowel infection which can be fatal from contaminated food/water

Question 3

Cross braces

Answer 3

Diagonal steel bars to prevent deformation of walls

Question 4

Dampers

Answer 4

Large weights, controlled to counteract movement

Question 5

Earthquake

Answer 5

Sudden trembling or shaking of the earth

Question 6

Emergency response

Answer 6

Fire, police and ambulance services

Question 7

Epicentre

Answer 7

Location of earthquake at Earth’s surface above focus

Question 8

Fault line

Answer 8

Fracture in rock caused by stress

Question 9

Focus

Answer 9

Location of the earthquake within the crust

Question 10

Hazard

Answer 10

Events causing loss of life, injury, disease, economic damage

Question 11

High-tech companies

Answer 11

Research/production of computers/communication system

Question 12

Inertia

Answer 12

Resistance to movement or change

Question 13

Infrastructure

Answer 13

Services; transport, airports, schools, emergency services

Question 14

Intensity

Answer 14

Degree of shaking at ground, measures damage caused

Question 15

Liquefaction

Answer 15

Shockwaves cause water to rise, ground becomes unstable

Question 16

Load capacity

Answer 16

Designed capacity of building to support a given mass

Question 17

Long-term aid

Answer 17

Improve quality of life, providing housing, medical, schools

Question 18

Magnitude

Answer 18

Size of the earthquake using Richter scale

Question 19

Monitoring

Answer 19

Constant measuring of earthquake activity, small/large

Question 20

Preparation

Answer 20

Planning for earthquake; education, emergency services

Question 21

Prevention

Answer 21

Designing buildings/infrastructure from damage

Question 22

Probability mapping

Answer 22

Mark percentage possibility of an area experiencing an earthquake

Question 23

Reconstruction

Answer 23

Long-term rebuilding of houses, infrastructure, industry etc.

Question 24

Recovery

Answer 24

Medium-term; reopen schools, clear roads, shops open etc.

Question 25

Retrofitting

Answer 25

Adding structures to existing buildings to improve structural safety

Question 26

Richter scale

Answer 26

Measures earthquake magnitude, logarithmic scale

Question 27

Seismic

Answer 27

Shaking displacement caused by earthquake

Question 28

Seismic waves

Answer 28

Vibrations caused by earthquake

Question 29

Seismologist

Answer 29

Scientists who measure and research earthquake activity

Question 30

Short term aid

Answer 30

Emergency response; rescue, treat, feed, house etc.

Question 31

Tectonic hazard

Answer 31

Earth hazards (earthquakes/volcanoes) interact with people