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2. Soil liquefaction can cause houses to sink into the ground. True or False?
3. Kitty Litter can help provide traction to a car stuck in ice. True or False?
4. You can live for 3 weeks without food. True or False?
5. If stuck in a mudslide try to stretch out to help you float on top. True or False?
6. The optimist is most likely to survive in a survival situation. True or False?
7. Tsunami's come in several waves and can be distanced by up to an hour apart. True or False?
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2. True! Soil liquefaction is a phenomena in which the soil can become like quicksand. (Look under earthquakes for the post "off subject" for more information.)
3. True! Kitty litter can be just as helpful as salt in some situations.
4. True! Your body is amazing! If healthy, you can live up to about 3 weeks without food.
5. False! If you're unable to get out of the way of the oncoming mud: curl up in a tight ball and protect your head.
6. False! The optimist will most likely be disappointed and torn down with thoughts like "Oh a plane will come in about an hour." And then when it doesn't they will begin to be discouraged. The most important thing is to have a strong will to live.
7. True! The deaths a tsunami causes are more often then not caused by people wandering down into lower ground thinking that the waves are over when in reality they're not.