01698cam a22002534b 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020001800063020002400081040001900105082002000124245001700144250001200161260003500173300006600208490004600274504005900320505055400379520035500933650004601288710002901334942006201363999001901425322820231030124535.02023  s2023    iluab  j b    001 0 eng    a9780716698203  a9780716698173 (set)  ardac3228beng00aJ 363.3495 EART00aEarthquakes.  a2nd ed.  aChicago :bWorld Book,cc2009.  a47, [1] pages:billustration (some col.), col. maps ;c28 cm.0 aWorld Book's library of natural disasters  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.0 aWhat 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"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. 0aEarthquakesvJuvenile literature.91837132 aWorld Book, Inc.9175469  2ddccBOOKw169xBoniswa Ngcongoloy169zBoniswa Ngcongolo  c759762d759761