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Usually buildings get destroyed, and people get injured to killed.
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Do you feel the effects of plate tectonics?
Yes, earthquakes are an affect of plate tectonics.
What are the effects of diastrophism?
The effects of diastrophism are so many on the surface of the earth and include formation of mountains, plateaus and may cause tremors and earthquakes.
What is the scale that is used to classify an describe the effects of earthquakes on structures and local damage conditions?
Mercalli scale
What are the causes and effects of earthquakes?
Earthquakes are caused by faulting, a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along the break of the surface - because of plate tectonics. The surface of the Earth is broken up into 'plates', and those plates are constantly shifting against each other. In this way, earthquakes occur. Effects of earthquakes are usually disastrous but it usually depends on the magnitude of the quake. They can include structural damage (to manmade structures), fires, landslides, loss of human and animal life, and tsunamis (or tidal waves).
What are the effects of earthquakes on human activity and physical environment?
Earthquakes can tear apart the physical invoirment and it can tear down buildings, bridges, homes and alot of other things. So when a earthquakes tears down these things that humans need humans will have to rebuild these things and it impacts us. This is common sense.
Where are the local effects of an earthquakes?
Local effects of earthquakes include ground shaking and rupture, fires, and damage.
What other effects do earthquakes have?
alot
What are the natural effects of earthquakes?
the quaking of the earth
What are the important effects of earthquakes?
Things break.
What kind of scientist studies the ways of predicting earthquakes?
A seismologist studies earthquakes, their causes and effects.
What kind of scientist studies ways of predicting earthquakes?
A seismologist studies earthquakes, their causes and effects.
How can people reduce the negative effects of earthquakes?
get better equipment
What are some destructive effects of earthquakes?
volcanoes eropes tsunami
What work do the seismology do?
seismology is the study of earthquakes and their effects on the earth
Why earthquake's are natrural disasters?
Earthquakes are natural as they are caused by tectonic activity and they are known as disasters because the effects of earthquakes can be disastrous.
What are the human effects on earthquakes?
screaming run and some times crying
What are the social effects cause by earthquakes?
homelessness disease widespread hunger
