The science of earthquakes
By: Matt Anniss
Series: Nature's wrath; Nature's wrath
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781433986550; 9781433986567; 9781433986581
Subjects: Natural disasters; Erdbeben; Earthquakes
Description: Learn all about the science and the effects of earthquakes.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is an earthquake?; title: The science of earthquakes; title: Moving earth; title: Tectonic plates; title: Real-life science : Los Angeles, 1994; title: Real-life science : hitting Northridge; title: Earthquake triggers; title: The cost of earthquakes; title: Death and destruction; title: Death and disease; title: Real-life science : Haiti, 2010; title: Real-life science : helping Haiti; title: Further damage; title: Aftershocks; title: Studying earthquakes; title: Seismology; title: Forecasting disaster; title: Wrong calls; title: Fighting nature; title: Be prepared; title: Real-life science : New Zealand, 2011; title: Real-life science : chaos descends; title: Search and rescue; title: Building for the future; title: When an earthquake strikes.