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The difference between them is that Primary effects happen during the earthquake e.g. Casualties, Damage to parking structures & free ways. But with Secondary effects they happen after an earthquake e.g. Fire, Landslides & Liquefaction

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What were the primary and secondary effects of the Mt St Helen's eruption?

We can divide the effects of an earthquake into those known as the primary effects and those known as the secondary effects. Primary effects of an earthquake are those resulting directly from the earthquake itself. These include; buildings collapsing; roads cracking; bridges giving way; shattering of glass and injuries / deaths resulting from these. Secondary effects are those that result from the primary effects. For example ground shaking may result in the cracking of gas and water pipes (primary effects) this can result in severe fires due to explosion from escaping gas and difficulties in putting out fires due to lack of water from burst mains (secondary effects). Other secondary effects include, homelessness, business going bankrupt and closing etc.


What are primary effect-geography?

A Primary Effect is basically an disaster like earthquakes what happens in the area of the earthquake e.g buildings f-d damaged like tat secondary effects well....... U dint ask 4 tat. -I.E_ Revstar deadshotyz


Scientists use -------waves to find an earthquake epicenter?

Scientists use seismic waves to find an earthquake epicenter. By analyzing the arrival times of primary (P) and secondary (S) seismic waves at different seismic stations, scientists can triangulate the epicenter of the earthquake.


Primary effects of earthquakes?

Primary effects are things that happen straight away as soon as the earthquake hits, such as; buildings shake/collapse (depending on how strong the earthquake is) roads crack/fall in, gas and water systems/poles break/burst


A person located twice as far from the epicenter of an earthquake as another person will notice tat the time between the arrival of the primary and secondary waves will be?

Twice as long. The interval between the arrival of the primary and secondary waves doubles with every doubling of the distance from the epicenter due to the different velocities of the waves.

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What were some primary effects effects which happened during the quake of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 And what were some secondary effects of it effects which happened afterwards ta?

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What are the primary and secondary effects of Christchurch Earthquake?

primary effects: people felll over and died buildings collapsed glasss shattered roads ruined bridges collapsed Secondary effects: Unemployment Roads closed People died Insurance claims rose Supplies become harder to get Businesses go bust


What were the primary and secondary effects of the Mt St Helen's eruption?

We can divide the effects of an earthquake into those known as the primary effects and those known as the secondary effects. Primary effects of an earthquake are those resulting directly from the earthquake itself. These include; buildings collapsing; roads cracking; bridges giving way; shattering of glass and injuries / deaths resulting from these. Secondary effects are those that result from the primary effects. For example ground shaking may result in the cracking of gas and water pipes (primary effects) this can result in severe fires due to explosion from escaping gas and difficulties in putting out fires due to lack of water from burst mains (secondary effects). Other secondary effects include, homelessness, business going bankrupt and closing etc.


What is a sentence for secondary wave?

The secondary wave of the earthquake cause little damage, only a few buildings fell.


What are the primary effects of Gujarat earthquake?

20,000 people dead


What caused the gujarat earthquake?

Gujarat lies around 400 km from the plate boundary that is located between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. This earthquake that struck Gujarat was caused by rifting reverse faulting on reactivated rift faults


Why are earthquake waves called primary secondary and surface?

Primary and secondary refer to the order in which they come out, surface waves are called surface because they resonate close to the surface


What are the primary and secondary effects in flooding in Cornwall?

floodinggg :D


What does secondary waves and primary waves tell geologist?

how far away you are from the focus of an earthquake


What types of waves are in an earthquake?

P waves (primary waves) and S waves (secondary waves).


What two earthquake waves can be used to triangulate the epicenter?

Primary (P) and Secondary (S) waves


What are the two type of sound?

Eg. in an earthquake, they are called the primary and the secondary sound waves. grrrrrr