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Used to measure earthquakes
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Seismograph
General Knowledge
The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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The potential degree to which an individual or community could be affected by a natural hazard
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Sensitivity
Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
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Rapid discharge of water from an ice-dammed lake, typically resulting from a volcanic eruption
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Jokulhlaup
Records distant earthquakes
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Records distant earthquakes
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Long-period Seismograph
Tsunami that strikes area adjacent to its point of origin
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Tsunami that strikes area adjacent to its point of origin
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Near Field Tsunami
A river characterized by multiple, frequency shifting channels
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A river characterized by multiple, frequency shifting channels
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Braided River
Rapid movement of land, ranging from cm/hr to m/s of material disappearing almost instantaneously
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Rapid movement of land, ranging from cm/hr to m/s of material disappearing almost instantaneously
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Collapse
Relatively flat lowland that borders a river usually dry but subject to flooding
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Relatively flat lowland that borders a river usually dry but subject to flooding
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Floodplain
Water saturated sediment jostled by an earthquake rearrange themselves into a closer packing arragement
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Water saturated sediment jostled by an earthquake rearrange themselves into a closer packing arragement
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Liquefaction
Where the earthquake actually happens in the earth’s crust, where energy is radiating out from all directions
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Where the earthquake actually happens in the earth’s crust, where energy is radiating out from all directions
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Focus