[GEOS 1004] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (51 pages long)
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Earthquake (7. 5) + soft sediment = extreme liquefaction. Liquefaction- the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid. After the shaking (earthquake) stops and water pressure drops, the liquefaction settles around the objects which sank (trapped in place) Buoyant objects, on the other hand, will float up out of liquefied sediment iii. 33 acres liquefied into the harbor in approximately one minute; land also sank due to bedrock moving (lowering) Sand geysers formed, causing the cemetery to erupt coffins, including captain. Tsunami/seiche carried a large ship into the remnants of the town. Residents climbed aboard and survived the following waves. Entire side of a mountain broke loose on a weak layer of gypsum. The same fault structure is now loaded to produce another major earthquake. Kingston is built on sediment (earthquake would result in liquefaction. Example: 1999, chi chi earthquake - taiwan i. Earthquake resulted in an instant waterfall (6 meters high) b.
