Author

Publication

1999 - Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

7,750 words, Guess

Page Count

31 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveearthquakes00morr_0
  • ISBN-100764110594
  • ISBN-139780764110597
  • LibraryThing1783752
  • Goodreads3883023
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC363.34/95
  • LCCQE534.2 M68 1999

Description

Discusses what an earthquake is, some major earthquakes in history, how quakes impact humans, and the science of measuring and predicting these disasters. ---------- Cracking faults - San Andreas Fault - Seismic waves - Tsunamis - Landslides and mudflows - Man-made quakes - Earthquake in Mexico City, 1985, and Honshu in 1923. ---------- ###German-language description: **Entdecke ...** - wie Erdbenen entstehen, wo sie vorkommen und welche Auswirkungen sie haben - Katastrophengebiete der Vergangneheit - Geschichten Überlebender - die Wissenschaft der Vorhersage und Schadenverhütung und vieles, vieles mehr

Subjects

Genres

  • Juvenile literature

Other Editions

  • EarthquakesBarron's Educational Series1999

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