EPS C20 questions and answers

What were the Ridgecrest earthquakes? - correct answer-Earthquakes on July 4th, 6.4, and 5th, 7.1. What are some things that are fiction about earthquakes? - correct answer-Earth doesn't split, can't run during big earthquake. How much shaking would you expect from a Mag 5 earthquake? - correct answer-10 seconds What does happen during an earthquake? - correct answer-Buildings sway What should seismologists be doing? - correct answer-More accurate early warning, understand the process. What did Aristotle think about earthquakes? - correct answer-The earth's equivalent to farting What did Christians think about earthquakes? - correct answer-God's punishing Who was Andrew Lawson? - correct answer-He wrote "The lawson Report after the 1906 Earthquake. He cataloged descriptions of earthquake effects and identified the San Andreas Fault. He also came up with Elastic rebound theory. What's up with the millennium building? - correct answer-It has sunk 1 foot and is leaning 14 inches. What are the principals of a scenario? - correct answer-1. Single large but plausible event, 2. Event we need to be ready for, 3. Integrate across many disciplines, 4, consensus among leading experts, 5, Create Study, 6, results presented in products that fit the user not the scientist. What are the steps of a scenario? - correct answer-Working groups, outputs, outcomes What is ShakeOut? - correct answer-San Andreas Fault (2008) What is Ark Storm? - correct answer-Winter storm scenario impacting U.S West Coast (2010). What is a Tsunami scenario? - correct answer-Tsunami generated bt Alaskan earthquake (2013).