Book
Earthquakes.
Publication Information
Chicago : World Book, 2007.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Summary
"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
- What is an earthquake?
- Drifting plates
- The San Francisco earthquake
- Seismic waves
- Earthquake scales
- What happens during an earthquake?
- The Armenian earthquake of 1988
- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo
- The Kobe earthquake
- Sinking into the earth
- The Mexico City earthquake
- Tsunamis
- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755
- Landslides and floods
- Avalanche in the Andes
- The Tangshan earthquake
- An earthquake in the Himalayas
- The Chilean earthquake
- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes
- Preparing for earthquakes.