EARTHQUAKES

Question 1

what are the methods of protection for a earthquake

Answer 1

buildings designed to be earthquake restriant

fire prevention - cutting gas

education - practise drills in schools , offices and factories

insurance

lannd use planning

aid

emergency services

Question 2

what are primary impacts from seismic hazards

Answer 2

ground shaking causes :

buildings collapsed
power outage
roads and railway damage
water and gas lines damaged
schools destroyed
immediate loss of life
injuries

Question 3

secondary impacts of a earthquake

Answer 3

landslides and avalanches

tsunamis

fires from gas leaks

soil liquefaction

Question 4

predicting seismic hazards

Answer 4

very difficult to predict

regions are risk are identified

attempts to predict seismic hazards by monitoring water levels

Question 5

what ideas are there about preventing seismic hazards

Answer 5

almost impossible
studies done to prevent plates from sliding past each other

Question 6

what are the 2 methods of protection

Answer 6

mitigation and adaptation

Question 7

what does mitigation mean

Answer 7

make the impact of the earthquake smaller

Question 8

what does adaption mean

Answer 8

making adaptions to lifestyles to reduce the impact of a earthquake