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earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates, volcanic eruptions or fault lines. earthquakes have what's called an epicenter, or the point at which it starts. From there, there are a series of three waves that erupt. P, S and surface waves. P waves are twice as fast as s waves and are useful in detecting earth quakes before the third waev arrives. P waves come first, then s, and finally, the surface or land waves come. These are the ones than destroy the ground in an actual wave like movement. Land waves are very slow, that's why it's useful in detecting the p waves, then an area can be evaucuated before the land waves come.
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What was the chile earhquake on the ricter scale?
8.8
What are the chararistic of a earhquake?
They will destroy roades and houses and after that if its by a shore you would get a tsumani
What year did it begin?
it begin in 1745 of may.
What is the noun to begin?
The noun forms of the verb to begin are beginner and the gerund, beginning.
How do multicellular organisms begin?
multicellular organisms begin as a single cell.
When was the Kobe earhquake?
it was in 1995
What was the chile earhquake on the ricter scale?
8.8
How many people died in the earhquake in japan?
2020202020202222222
How long did the 1939 Chile earhquake last?
3 minutes
What cuases an earhquake?
tectonic plates under the earths crust shifting
What are the chararistic of a earhquake?
They will destroy roades and houses and after that if its by a shore you would get a tsumani
A major earhquake with an epiccenter on the ocean floor sometimes causes a gaint waved called aan?
Tsunami
earthquake?
the vibration of earth produced by the rapid release of energy
What is the last step of a earthquake?
the final step of an earhquake is tge energy takes the form of vibrations that move through earths crust
Places with disaster for the past 5 years?
NewOrleans, (hurricane), Haiti, (earthquake),Japan (earthquake)Srilanka(tsunami), Turkey (earhquake), Chile (earthquake)
Which earhquake wave cause the largest damage?
Usually you will get greatest damage:* If the earthquake release a large amount of energy, and * If the earthquake gets close to inhabited areas.
What are the problems faced by people in trying to reduce earthquakes?
There is no way to reduce an earthquake, however you can reduce the damage an earhquake causes by constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes.
