Earthquakes VIII-White by Nabila Mushtaq https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp Made with an open mind en-us 2018-11-06 05:25:55 UTC 2018-11-13 14:06:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Factor Intensity of Earthquake https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349365 By:
Adam Ibrahim Muhmmad,
Zaid Najam
8TH White]]> 2018-11-07 07:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349365 Locations: https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349714 This one is kind of obvious—an earthquake that hits in a populated area is more likely to do damage than one that hits an unpopulated area or the middle of the ocean.

]]> 2018-11-07 07:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349714 Magnitude: https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349859 Scientists assign a number to represent the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. The Richter magnitude scale, as it is known, is logarithmic, so each step up represents an increase in energy of a factor of 10

]]> 2018-11-07 07:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301349859 Depth: https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350018 Earthquakes can happen anywhere from at the surface to 700 kilometers below. In general, deeper earthquakes are less damaging because their energy dissipates before it reaches the surface.

]]> 2018-11-07 07:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350018 Distance from the epicenter https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350207 The epicenter is the point at the surface right above where the earthquake originates and is usually the place where the earthquake's intensity is the greatest.

]]> 2018-11-07 07:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350207 Local geologic conditions: https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350393 The nature of the ground at the surface of an earthquake can have a profound influence on the level of damage.

]]> 2018-11-07 07:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350393 Secondary effects https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350552 Earthquakes can trigger landslides, fires, floods or tsunamis.

]]> 2018-11-07 07:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350552 Architecture: https://padlet.com/mushtaqnabila/vamwubcvu4lp/wish/301350884 Even the strongest buildings may not survive a bad earthquake, but architecture plays a huge role in what and who survives a quake.

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