Earthquake Crossword Puzzle Using Java

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1 - 300,000 will be forced from these after a major Hayward quake
6 - Do this to your building to resist earthquakes
7 - Take cover under this; don't stand during an earthquake
8 - Before designing for quakes, engineers designed mostly for this
13 - Wear this to avoid getting cuts on your feet from glass
16 - Breaks in the earth's crust and Bay Area earthquake sources
17 - Put a battery-operated one of these in your supply kit
18 - The chance of a Bay Area quake over magnitude 7 is ____ in 3
19 - The American ____ Cross is in charge of coordinating shelter and feeding after quakes
20 - Use common, not box ____, to attach plywood in crawl space
21 - Use battery operated one to hear emergency broadcasts
22 - Do this to attach you home's foundation and sill plate
26 - Plan ahead of time, or ____ (slang)
28 - Most common fault type in Bay Area is a strike-____
30 - The longest and most famous fault in the Bay Area
32 - Don't do this, even if the ground shakes!
34 - Businesses apply to this agency for post-quake loans (initials)
35 - The Loma Prieta earth_____ occurred on the October 17, 1989
36 - Be _____ for an earthquake by having phone contacts now
37 - Most damage in earthquakes is caused by ground _______
39 - Go ____ a desk or table when you feel the ground start to shake
41 - Sometimes, earthquakes can trigger these on hillsides
44 - This State agency deals with emergencies (initials)
46 - Both the Kobe and this earthquake occurred on January 17th
47 - Learn to stop, ______, and hold!
48 - People too scared or unable to stay in homes may sleep in one
2 - Liquefaction can occur if this is loose and water-saturated
3 - Take classes in _____ aid so that you can helped injured
4 - The fault which runs along the Hwy. 680 corridor
5 - This federal agency deals with emergency response
8 - Strap this to the wall so it doesn't fall and break gas lines
9 - As scouts say, "___ Prepared."
10 - Equipment here is shaken severly because it's high in a building
11 - The most important word in home retrofit (a building material)
12 - Damage to your home may be more severe if it has a lot of this
14 - Cabinet doors will swing _____ if not latched properly
15 - The Concord-Green Valley fault is a _______-slip fault
16 - Put canned or dried _____ in your earthquake supplies
23 - The tops were snapped off redwood _____ in the Loma Prieta quake
24 - If you smell it, shut it off; otherwise don't because it may take weeks to get it back on
25 - The most dangerous fault in the Bay Area because of the East Bay's large population
27 - Apartment buildings without this are less likely to be damaged
29 - People have no _____ that they can be thrown out of bed
31 - Earth______ happen less frequently in California than Alaska!
32 - Ground along a _____ fault moves up and over ground on the other side
33 - If you're not prepared, you have only yourself to ______
38 - There is a real _____ of earthquakes in the Bay Area
40 - Many ________ and highways will be closed temporarily after a quake
42 - Preparedness can only make a _____ in the earthquake hazard
43 - ____ through chemicals in your garage and put them on shelves with lips
45 - Many problems after a quake _____ from people denying that we live in earthquake country


ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. This information is based on the ABAG reports, "The San Francisco Bay Area - On Shaky Ground."

jbp 9/10/03