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Decks in this class (23)

lecture 1
Natural disaster 1,
Return period 2,
Frequency 3
12  cards
lecture 2
Earths formation 1,
Proto earth formation 2,
Primordial 3
29  cards
lecture 3
Magnetic field 1,
Magnetosphere 2,
Solar wind 3
21  cards
lecture 4
Who suggested continental drift 1,
3 evidence that lead to continent...,
Mechanism behind continental drift 3
15  cards
lecture 5
Surface ruptures 1,
Earthquake faulting 2,
3 types of faulting involved in e...
22  cards
lecture 6
Magnitude scale 1,
Richter original scale 2,
Seismic moment 3
20  cards
lecture 7
Subduction zone earthquakes 1,
Megathrust earthquake cycle 2,
Interseismic period of megathrust 3
16  cards
lecture 7 pt 2
6 earthquakes subduction zones ca...,
Megathrust earthquakes 2,
Forearc earthquakes 3
10  cards
lecture 8
Global seismic risk 1,
Mitigation 2,
Building materials effect on eart...
23  cards
lecture 9
Volcano 1,
Lava 2,
Magma 3
18  cards
lecture 9 pt 2
Strombolian type eruptions 1,
Scoria cones 2,
Vulcanian type eruptions 3
18  cards
lecture 10
Lava flows 1,
Ballistics 2,
Shockwaves 3
15  cards
lecture 11
Cascade continental arc 1,
Mount st helens history 2,
Earthquake swarm 3
10  cards
lecture 12
Landslides 1,
How can slope instability be incr...,
Components of gravity acting on s...
13  cards
lecture 13
2 classifications of mass movemen...,
Speed of mass movement 2,
Rock falls 3
18  cards
lecture 14
Oslo landslide 1,
Precondition of oso landslide 2,
Analysis of pre 2014 3
7  cards
lecture 15
What are the 3 stages of tsunami ...,
Sources of tsunami generation 2,
What does geographical reach depe...
13  cards
lecture 16
Megathrust earthquake cycle 1,
Subduction zone 2,
2004 indian ocean tsunami 3
24  cards
lecture 17: weather and climate
Global atmospheric circulation 1,
Weather vs climate 2,
3 causes of natural climate varia...
24  cards
lecture 18: hurricanes and tornadoes
Tropical cyclones 1,
Typhoon mangkut 2,
Hurricane michael 3
28  cards
lecture 19: flooding
Flooding definition 1,
3 long lasting impacts of flooding 2,
Flooding in canada 3
28  cards
lecture 20: forest fires
Wildfire 1,
Wildfires amount in canada 2,
Boreal forests 3
21  cards
lecture 21: avalanches
How does snowpack on slopes fail ...,
Avalanche paths 2,
Snow pack 3
11  cards

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