Earthquakes.
Contributors: World Book, Inc.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: World Book's library of natural disasters
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780716698203; 9780716698173
Subjects: Earthquakes -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is an earthquake?; title: Drifting plates; title: The San Francisco earthquake; title: Seismic waves; title: Earthquake scales; title: What happens during an earthquake?; title: The Armenian earthquake of 1988; title: Earthquake and fire in Tokyo; title: The Kobe earthquake; title: Sinking into the earth; title: The Mexico City earthquake; title: Tsunamis; title: The Lisbon earthquake of 1755; title: Landslides and floods; title: Avalanche in the Andes; title: The Tangshan earthquake; title: An earthquake in the Himalayas; title: The Chilean earthquake; title: Monitoring and predicting earthquakes; title: Preparing for earthquakes.