Seismic Resistance Construction

the fabrication of a building or structure that is able to withstand the sudden ground shaking that is characteristic of earthquakes, thereby minimizing structural damage and human deaths and injuries.

a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don't want it to go

They provide valuable input for computer forecast models, local data for meteorologists to make forecasts and predict storms, and data for research.

radio location system that uses radio waves to determine the distance, angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

a scale from 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed

The intensity scale consists of a series of certain key responses such as people awakening, movement of furniture, damage to chimneys, and finally - total destruction.

Enhanced Fujita Scale

To make an estimate, damage has to occur to a structure, trees, powerlines, signs, or a number of damage indicators used by the National Weather Service. The scale goes from 0 (weak) to 5 (catastrophic).

Volcanic Explosive index

a scale that describes the size of explosive volcanic eruptions based on magnitude and intensity. The numerical scale (from 0 to 8)

graphic depiction of the increasing accuracy that is possible for estimates as the details of a project become more known over time.

An abnormal rise in sea level along the coast caused by a storm.

An event that occurs before a natural hazard can help in predicting that the hazard event will occur.

Extent of damage, or loss from a natural hazard event.

A measurement of the energy or strength of a natural hazard event. Generally, the stronger the hazard, the greater its magnitude.

A system for classifying the intensity of a hurricane based on its wind speed.

making the impacts of climate change less severe by preventing or reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

An instrument used to measure the shaking from an earthquake.

Observation of a disease, condition or one or several medical parameters over time.

the apparent difference between the frequency at which sound or light waves leave a source and that at which they reach an observer, caused by relative motion of the observer and the wave source.

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8.6 NH Final Exam

Term	Definition
Seismic Resistance Construction	the fabrication of a building or structure that is able to withstand the sudden ground shaking that is characteristic of earthquakes, thereby minimizing structural damage and human deaths and injuries.
Levees	a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don't want it to go
Weather Balloons	They provide valuable input for computer forecast models, local data for meteorologists to make forecasts and predict storms, and data for research.
Radar	radio location system that uses radio waves to determine the distance, angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
Saffir-Simpson Scale	a scale from 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed
Mercalli Scale	The intensity scale consists of a series of certain key responses such as people awakening, movement of furniture, damage to chimneys, and finally - total destruction.
Enhanced Fujita Scale	To make an estimate, damage has to occur to a structure, trees, powerlines, signs, or a number of damage indicators used by the National Weather Service. The scale goes from 0 (weak) to 5 (catastrophic).
Volcanic Explosive index	a scale that describes the size of explosive volcanic eruptions based on magnitude and intensity. The numerical scale (from 0 to 8)
Cone of Uncertainty	graphic depiction of the increasing accuracy that is possible for estimates as the details of a project become more known over time.
Storm Surge	An abnormal rise in sea level along the coast caused by a storm.
Precursor	An event that occurs before a natural hazard can help in predicting that the hazard event will occur.
Severity	Extent of damage, or loss from a natural hazard event.
Magnitude	A measurement of the energy or strength of a natural hazard event. Generally, the stronger the hazard, the greater its magnitude.
Saffir-Simpson Scale	A system for classifying the intensity of a hurricane based on its wind speed.
Mitigate	making the impacts of climate change less severe by preventing or reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Seismometer	An instrument used to measure the shaking from an earthquake.
Monitoring	Observation of a disease, condition or one or several medical parameters over time.
Doppler	the apparent difference between the frequency at which sound or light waves leave a source and that at which they reach an observer, caused by relative motion of the observer and the wave source.
Doppler	the apparent difference between the frequency at which sound or light waves leave a source and that at which they reach an observer, caused by relative motion of the observer and the wave source.

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