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Why is stronger not always better for buildings to survive an earthquake?
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When you are underground does the earthquake feel stronger?
No, but it is always scary when there are things like rocks that could fall on you.
Is the vibration of an earthquake strongest where the earthquakes starts?
It certainly is. The point on the surface where the earthquake starts is the epicenter, located directly above the earthquake's focus point. The land nearest to the epicenter takes the most impact as the primary and secondary waves move outward and gradually weaken. Assuming that all buildings are the same, the buildings closest to the epicenter will always take the most damage.
What are 3 methods of improving a buildings safety before an earthquake?
Answer it yourself I can't always help you with your homework when I got homework too MMMCRAAYYY MMMCRAAYYY!!!
Can the magnitude of an aftershock be stronger than the magnitude of the main earthquake?
By definitiona an aftershock is always smaller than the larger earthquake that preceeded it. If an earthquake then occurs that is of larger magnitude and related to the prior seismic activity it is redesignated as the mainshock and all pre-recording quakes are re-designated as foreshocks.
Does a small earthquake mean that a larger earthquake is coming?
Not always
What is qualitive assesment?
Generally there are two ways to assess something: qualitatively or quantitavely. Take an earthquake for example. We use a Richter scale to measure the impact of the earthquake. This is a quantitative analysis, and is used nearly always in science. A more qualitative assessment would be to say "it was the worst quake since 1978" or "it was powerful enough to bring down buildings". A comparison can be made to the other earthquake to understand how bad this one was and the fact it brought down buildings can give an understanding of the magnitude, but it is not as accurate.
Which side was stronger in World War 1?
The side that always eats there spinach is always stronger.
Are government buildings crowded on Sundays?
no not always
Why do some earthquake with small magnitude result in more death than earthquake with lager magnitude?
There is no direct correlation between deaths and magnitude. It all depends on the earthquake's location in terms of population areas, and depth.A 6.5 magnitude quake directly under a large city, might kill 50,000, but an 8.5 magnitude quake situated slightly further away from the city might only kill 500 or so.
How many buildings are in Edmonton?
There are over a thousand buildings in the city of Edmonton, which is always developing and growing.
When birds lay eggs do they always survive?
no not always!
Can you prepare for an earthquake?
what should your response to an earthquake be?
