Tectonics GW3 - Earthquake preparedness & reponses

Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Tsunami

• Surface waves

Most earthquakes only last for several ________ of time.

• seconds
• hours
• days
• years

a good way to be prepared for an emergency is:

• having a plan and not sharing it with anyone

• keeping an emergency kit somewhere easy to get to

• keeping original documents somewhere hidden so well, even you cannot find it.

• Ignore weather reports. They are usually wrong anyways.

All of the following are reasons some buildings are damaged more than others during an earthquake EXCEPT....

• The design of the building.

• How close the building was to the earthquake's epicenter.

• What type of soil the building sat on.

• The people living inside of the building.

What you can do BEFORE an earthquake occur is also know as...

• Preparedness measures

• Short term responses

• Long term responses

What you can do AFTER an earthquake occur is also know as...

• Preparedness measures

• Short term responses

• Long term responses

Examples of preparedness measures:

• Emergency food aid

• Temporary shelters

• Building codes

• Land use regulation

• Earthquake resistant infrastructure

Examples of short term responses:

• Emergency food aid

• Temporary shelters

• Building codes

• Land use regulation

• Earthquake resistant infrastructure

Examples of long term responses:

• Emergency food aid

• Temporary shelters

• Providing counseling

• Earthquake monitoring

• Restoring and repairing infrastructures

Which of the following is not a way to prepare for earthquakes?

• Earthquake monitoring and alerts

• Emergency evacuation drills

• Strict building codes

• Make sure earthquake prone zones have buildings

• Build earthquake buildings that are earthquake resistent