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Earthquakes

Author

Jen Green

Call Number

  • J 551.22 GREE (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Third edition.

Publication Information

Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]

Physical Description

55 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.

Audience

Age 5-11.

Summary

"A discussion of earthquakes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant earthquakes from history"--

Notes

Includes glossary and index.

At head of title: Library of natural disasters.

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
  • Japanese earthquake and tsunami
  • 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
  • Sichuan earthquake
  • Preparing for earthquakes
  • Haiti earthquake.

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