On January 12th, 2011 the Republic of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake. Death tolls are estimated to be approximately 300,000 and over 1 million people were displaced as a result of this earthquake. The following websites are provided as reference for answering Questions #47-50 relating to the 2011 Haiti earthquake. Earthquake measurement scales – USGS FAQ’s (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-are-earthquakes-recorded-how-are-earthquakesmeasured-how-magnitude-earthquake-determined?qt-news_science_products=0#qtnews_science_products Articles regarding the 2010 Haiti Earthquake (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/haiti-earthquake-prediction/ (n.d.). Retrieved from http://uwiseismic.com/Downloads/2010_01_HaitiEQ_FAQ2c.pdf (n.d.). Retrieved from https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1048/ (n.d.). Retrieved from https://escweb.wr.usgs.gov/share/mooney/142.pdf QUESTION 47) The Haiti 2010 Earthquake was measured as a “magnitude 7.0”- What Earthquake measurement scale is refered to in this measurement? A) Rossi-Forel Scale B) Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale C) Richter Scale D) Torino Scale E) Moment Magnitude Scale QUESTION 48) Name the two (major/minor) tectonic plates that resulted in the Haiti 2010 Earthquake? (Type in the name of the tectonic plate – spelling counts! Use the following website as reference for proper spelling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tectonic_plates) QUESTION 49) Name the type of plate tectonic boundary that resulted in the Haiti 2010 Earthquake? A) Divergent B) Convergent (Oceanic - oceanic) C) Convergent (Continental – oceanic) D) Convergent (Continental-continental) E) Transform fault QUESTION 50) It is estimated that approximately 1 million people were displaced by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and death tolls were over 300,000. Explain (List at least two reasons) why this earthquake caused such high numbers of casualties and damage.
On January 12th, 2011 the Republic of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake. Death tolls are estimated to be approximately 300,000 and over 1 million people were displaced as a result of this earthquake. The following websites are provided as reference for answering Questions #47-50 relating to the 2011 Haiti earthquake.
Earthquake measurement scales – USGS FAQ’s (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-are-earthquakes-recorded-how-are-earthquakesmeasured-how-magnitude-earthquake-determined?qt-news_science_products=0#qtnews_science_products
Articles regarding the 2010 Haiti Earthquake (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/haiti-earthquake-prediction/ (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://uwiseismic.com/Downloads/2010_01_HaitiEQ_FAQ2c.pdf (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1048/ (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://escweb.wr.usgs.gov/share/mooney/142.pdf
QUESTION 47) The Haiti 2010 Earthquake was measured as a “magnitude 7.0”- What Earthquake measurement scale is refered to in this measurement?
A) Rossi-Forel Scale B) Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale C) Richter Scale D) Torino Scale E) Moment Magnitude Scale
QUESTION 48) Name the two (major/minor) tectonic plates that resulted in the Haiti 2010 Earthquake? (Type in the name of the tectonic plate – spelling counts! Use the following website as reference for proper spelling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tectonic_plates)
QUESTION 49) Name the type of plate tectonic boundary that resulted in the Haiti 2010 Earthquake? A) Divergent B) Convergent (Oceanic - oceanic) C) Convergent (Continental – oceanic) D) Convergent (Continental-continental) E) Transform fault
QUESTION 50) It is estimated that approximately 1 million people were displaced by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and death tolls were over 300,000. Explain (List at least two reasons) why this earthquake caused such high numbers of casualties and damage.
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