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Which of the following statements are correct regarding injuries and damages that result from earthquakes?

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What is missing from this scope? This tabletop exercise will be conducted at the EOC cafeteria testing earthquake

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ICS has been used to manage incidents such as fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and acts of terrorism. Which of

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You are working in a Joint Field Office following a major earthquake and continuing aftershocks. You notice that

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If you are inside your home during an earthquake, what action should you take?

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The ideal characteristics for building materials in seismically active areas are ductility and stiffness.

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A tall building has a longer natural period than a short one.

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All faults will cause earthquakes.

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A building constructed according to the NEHRP Provisions may sustain enough damage during an earthquake that

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Temporary as well as permanent structures built following a disaster using Federal funds through the Stafford Act must

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All Federal agencies have the same seismic safety standards.

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The owner of a new office building, currently under construction, is going to lease 20 percent of the building’s space

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Two of the objectives of NEHRP were to educate the public about earthquake risk reduction and increase the use of

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If the region in which you live has not experienced an earthquake in 200 years, your earthquake hazard is low.

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What is the clearest indication that your community is seismically safe?

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The Provisions consider a building’s seismicity and its Seismic Use Group and assign it to a _____________

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Buildings are assigned to Seismic Use Groups on the basis of ______.

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The NEHRP Provisions provide two seismic hazard maps that contain quantitative measures from which seismic forces on

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Which of the following is not a horizontal bracing system?

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Partitions, ceilings, and exterior walls can __________ a building’s vibration.

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When a building and the ground vibrate at the same rate, they resonate and the vibrations ______________.

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Which term refers to powerful ocean waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption on the sea floor?

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Liquefaction occurs when:

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The Richter Scale measures the __________ of an earthquake.

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The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale measures the __________ of an earthquake.

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