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GOPH 375

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By: Jenna Kardal
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Decks in this class (13)

Week 0, Introduction
Natural disaster 1,
The cause of a natural disaster i...,
What causes earthquakes volcanos ...
23  cards
Week 1, A Global and Canadian Outlook on Natural Disasters
Internal heat is primarily genera...,
The frequency of weather related ...,
The frequency of geologic disaste...
30  cards
Week 2, Earth's Internal Energy and Plate Tectonics
In a normal fault the hanging wal...,
In a reverse fault the hanging wa...,
In an oblique fault the hanging w...
17  cards
Week 3, Earthquake Geology, Seismology, and Engineering
Plate tectonics are driven by ear...,
Ridge push 2,
Slab pull 3
26  cards
Week 4, When the Earth Shakes in Canada...
Extensional regime 1,
Mega thrust earthquakes 2,
Pleoseismic evidence of a megathr...
26  cards
Week 5, When the Earth Shakes in Canada...
Stick slip friction occurs in the...,
The _____ of seismic waves is rel...,
What can affect the velocity of a...
14  cards
Week 6, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
What is the weakest point of many...,
What shape is the best for buildi...,
Earthquake preparedness 3
44  cards
Week 7, Volcanoes
Volcanic hazards 1,
How are ash falls hazardous 2,
What are pyroclastic flows 3
21  cards
Week 8, Volcanos and Tsunamis
How can we reduce volcanic risks 1,
What do scientists monitor in ter...,
4 types of volcanic seismicity 3
28  cards
Week 9, Mass Movements and Avalanches
Gravity is always toward the ___ ...,
For an object to move parallel to...,
How water increases instability 3
25  cards
Week 10, Extreme Weather
Weather 1,
Climate 2,
What is the difference between we...
18  cards
Week 11, Extreme Weather and Hurricanes
Lightning 1,
What cause thunder 2,
Stepped leader 3
22  cards
Week 12, Floods and Impacts from Space
Rainfall floods 1,
Slow rainfall floods 2,
Flashfloods 3
22  cards

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