TY - BOOK ED - World Book, Inc. TI - Earthquakes T2 - World Book's library of natural disasters ; #3 SN - 9780716698203 U1 - 363.3495 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago : PB - World Book, KW - Earthquakes KW - Juvenile literature N1 - Includes glossary and index; Includes bibliographical references; 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; Primary N2 - "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 ER -