Earthquakes Flashcards
What is an earthquake?
A series of seismic waves
What is a Richter scale?
It measures the force of the earthquake
How are earthquakes formed?
When plates collide separate and slide past eachother
What is the epicentre
It’s the place directly above where the earthquake begins
What is the focus
Where the earthquake begins and send doubt shockwaves
What are aftershocks?
Aftershocks are shocks after the main earthquake is over, sometimes they can be worse then the first earthquakes as they make knock down weakened buildings
What other natural disaster can earthquakes cause
Tsunamis
Name one earthquake
Earthquake in Haiti 2011 measured 7 on the Richter scale
What is used to measure shockwaves????
Seismographs
Name three effects of earthquakes
Spread of disease
Destruction of local economy
Breaking of gas mains
Destruction of cummunication
