01650cam a22002534b 4500 3228 20231030124533.0 2023 s2023 iluab j b 001 0 eng 9780716698203 9780716698173 (set) rda 3228 eng J 363.3495 EART Earthquakes. 2nd ed. Chicago : World Book, c2009. 47, [1] pages: illustration (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. World Book's library of natural disasters Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. What is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the Andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- Preparing for earthquakes. "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. Earthquakes Juvenile literature. 183712 World Book, Inc. 175469 ddc BOOK 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 759761 759760 0 0 ddc 0 0 300 ERMEL KHULL Non_Fiction 2023-10-30 J 363.3495 EART 33228031002715 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAFEL MAFEL CHILD 2025-03-13 3300610007832 0 J 363.3495 EART LIB03457 2025-03-13 2025-03-13 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 300 PERD PERD CHILD 2026-05-14 232.00 9780716698203 0 J 363.3495 EART 33228023984865 2026-05-14 232.00 0000-00-00 BOOK