Natrial daisasters
... Earthquake facts Earthquakes are also called temblors can be so tremendously destructive it's hard to imagine they occur by the thousands every day around the world usually in the form of smell tremors. On average there are 18 major earthquake and one great earthquake each year. ...
... Earthquake facts Earthquakes are also called temblors can be so tremendously destructive it's hard to imagine they occur by the thousands every day around the world usually in the form of smell tremors. On average there are 18 major earthquake and one great earthquake each year. ...
Earth`s Magnetic Field
... of seafloor spreading. __________ 4. Tectonic plates drift in oceans of melted magma just below the surface of the earth. __________ 5. When two oceanic plates collide, the colder denser older plate is stronger and subducts the newer warmer plate. ...
... of seafloor spreading. __________ 4. Tectonic plates drift in oceans of melted magma just below the surface of the earth. __________ 5. When two oceanic plates collide, the colder denser older plate is stronger and subducts the newer warmer plate. ...
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... • The number of great earthquakes known in the past several centuries appears inadequate to accommodate the 16-18 mm/year of Himalayan convergence observed. • We conclude that several M>8 earthquakes may be overdue. Due to increased populations and urbanization in the Ganges plain, the death toll fr ...
... • The number of great earthquakes known in the past several centuries appears inadequate to accommodate the 16-18 mm/year of Himalayan convergence observed. • We conclude that several M>8 earthquakes may be overdue. Due to increased populations and urbanization in the Ganges plain, the death toll fr ...
THE GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE THREAT
... world, move slowly relative to each other on the underlying pliable Asthenosphere. In some places neighbouring plates bump into each other, in other places they slide past each other and in other places one plate dips beneath the neighbouring plate edge. The movements of the Earths great plates expl ...
... world, move slowly relative to each other on the underlying pliable Asthenosphere. In some places neighbouring plates bump into each other, in other places they slide past each other and in other places one plate dips beneath the neighbouring plate edge. The movements of the Earths great plates expl ...
What happens in an earthquake?
... Activity 2 - What happens when an earthquake occurs? • Watch the Boardworks animation (next 5 slides). Look carefully at what happens in an earthquake • Take notes using the key words • Now describe in a paragraph what happens when an earthquake occurs… EXTENSION - Make sure you use the following w ...
... Activity 2 - What happens when an earthquake occurs? • Watch the Boardworks animation (next 5 slides). Look carefully at what happens in an earthquake • Take notes using the key words • Now describe in a paragraph what happens when an earthquake occurs… EXTENSION - Make sure you use the following w ...
Earthquakes PPT - Van Buren Public Schools
... displaced vertically along a fault. A tsunami also can occur when the vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion or a volcanic eruption. Tsunami is the Japanese word for “seismic sea wave.” ...
... displaced vertically along a fault. A tsunami also can occur when the vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion or a volcanic eruption. Tsunami is the Japanese word for “seismic sea wave.” ...
Earthquakes PPT - Van Buren Public Schools
... displaced vertically along a fault. A tsunami also can occur when the vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion or a volcanic eruption. Tsunami is the Japanese word for “seismic sea wave.” ...
... displaced vertically along a fault. A tsunami also can occur when the vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion or a volcanic eruption. Tsunami is the Japanese word for “seismic sea wave.” ...
Energy and Waves Review Sheet/Study Guide
... Find the answers to the following questions in your Note-taking Worksheet and in Chapter 7 (pgs 182-199) and Chapter 8 (pgs 210-231) in your textbook. 1. Name the theory that states continents have moved slowly to their current locations. ...
... Find the answers to the following questions in your Note-taking Worksheet and in Chapter 7 (pgs 182-199) and Chapter 8 (pgs 210-231) in your textbook. 1. Name the theory that states continents have moved slowly to their current locations. ...
Normal Fault
... top needs to be vibrated by the energy from the earthquake, so it reduces the damage on earth’s surface. • The mass of the surrounding material is important, too. For example, if the crust between the focus and the surface is mainly composed of a material like granite, the impact won’t be as bad com ...
... top needs to be vibrated by the energy from the earthquake, so it reduces the damage on earth’s surface. • The mass of the surrounding material is important, too. For example, if the crust between the focus and the surface is mainly composed of a material like granite, the impact won’t be as bad com ...
S05_4359_Exam01
... A. Magnitude; B. Hypocenter, C. Epicenter, D. Focus, E. Intensity, or F. Moment. _____26. An earthquake of Moment Magnitude: A. 5-6, B. 6-7, C. 7-8, or D. 8-9 is called a Great Earthquake, can cause very serious damage to nearby buildings, and globally occurs on average about once per year. _____27. ...
... A. Magnitude; B. Hypocenter, C. Epicenter, D. Focus, E. Intensity, or F. Moment. _____26. An earthquake of Moment Magnitude: A. 5-6, B. 6-7, C. 7-8, or D. 8-9 is called a Great Earthquake, can cause very serious damage to nearby buildings, and globally occurs on average about once per year. _____27. ...
Chapter 6- Earthquakes Test Review Sheet
... APRIL 20th. Please contact me to set up a day and time to do your make up saunded@umich.edu You are permitted to make one (1) 3” x 5” handwritten note card to use during the test. Fill both sides!! You can use it on the original exam OR the make up. Email me if you have any questions—I really do ...
... APRIL 20th. Please contact me to set up a day and time to do your make up saunded@umich.edu You are permitted to make one (1) 3” x 5” handwritten note card to use during the test. Fill both sides!! You can use it on the original exam OR the make up. Email me if you have any questions—I really do ...
File
... • Ground shaking versus material type – More ground shaking occurs in poorly consolidated (loose) sediments than solid bedrock. ...
... • Ground shaking versus material type – More ground shaking occurs in poorly consolidated (loose) sediments than solid bedrock. ...
Chapter 7 Study Guide
... 28. How do we know that there are different layers of the Earth if we have never drilled beyond the crust? What have scientists studied? earthquakes / seismic waves 29. Name the 3 plate boundaries and the 3 faults. convergent, divergent, transform, normal, reverse, strike-slip 30. A break in the Ear ...
... 28. How do we know that there are different layers of the Earth if we have never drilled beyond the crust? What have scientists studied? earthquakes / seismic waves 29. Name the 3 plate boundaries and the 3 faults. convergent, divergent, transform, normal, reverse, strike-slip 30. A break in the Ear ...
Easton
... is were another earthquake can occur. Earthquake movement and volcanic activity is also a relationship I have been researching, and it does appear these two forces correlate. Volcanoes are made at plate boundaries and earthquakes are usually triggered when a volcano is being formed. They are formed ...
... is were another earthquake can occur. Earthquake movement and volcanic activity is also a relationship I have been researching, and it does appear these two forces correlate. Volcanoes are made at plate boundaries and earthquakes are usually triggered when a volcano is being formed. They are formed ...
Vast forces underfoot
... J. Int. 174, 889–903; 2008) These researchers had privately alerted the Haitian government, but advised that they could not predict the timing of the recurrence. Sixty of the world’s largest cities lie on plate boundaries and are at risk from interplate earthquakes. Yeats duly discusses the usual su ...
... J. Int. 174, 889–903; 2008) These researchers had privately alerted the Haitian government, but advised that they could not predict the timing of the recurrence. Sixty of the world’s largest cities lie on plate boundaries and are at risk from interplate earthquakes. Yeats duly discusses the usual su ...
Lecture #1
... causes the most property damage. • Earthquakes - sudden movements of the Earth’s crust that occur along faults where one rock mass slides past another – Gradual movement - called creep or seismic slip • When friction prevents creep, stress builds up until eventually released with a sudden jerk. • Po ...
... causes the most property damage. • Earthquakes - sudden movements of the Earth’s crust that occur along faults where one rock mass slides past another – Gradual movement - called creep or seismic slip • When friction prevents creep, stress builds up until eventually released with a sudden jerk. • Po ...
Earthquake Text Worksheet
... Scan and preview text section Read in detail to answer questions. 1a1. Copy Figure 7 (page 52) to show the ‘focus’ and ‘epicenter’ for an earthquake. ...
... Scan and preview text section Read in detail to answer questions. 1a1. Copy Figure 7 (page 52) to show the ‘focus’ and ‘epicenter’ for an earthquake. ...
Chapter 2, Section 3 Internal Forces Shaping the Earth
... Volcanoes • Magma, gases, and water from the lower part of the crust or mantle collect in underground chambers and eventually escape through a crack in the earth’s surface (a volcano). • Most volcanoes are found along tectonic plate boundaries. • Volcanoes do not erupt on a predictable schedule – t ...
... Volcanoes • Magma, gases, and water from the lower part of the crust or mantle collect in underground chambers and eventually escape through a crack in the earth’s surface (a volcano). • Most volcanoes are found along tectonic plate boundaries. • Volcanoes do not erupt on a predictable schedule – t ...
Chapter 11: Earthquakes - Ms. Banjavcic`s Science
... Rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface. Caused by tension forces Divergent boundary Reverse Faults Rock above the fault surface is forced up and over the rock below. Caused by compression Convergent boundary Strike-Slip Faults Rocks on e ...
... Rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface. Caused by tension forces Divergent boundary Reverse Faults Rock above the fault surface is forced up and over the rock below. Caused by compression Convergent boundary Strike-Slip Faults Rocks on e ...
Earthquakes By Steven and Amanda
... WHAT CAUSES EARTHQUAKES? As tectonic plates move against each other, stress builds up along the faults. Rocks may change, which is a process called deformation (the change in the shape of rock in response to stress). In some circumstances, elastic rebound (the sudden return of elastically formed ro ...
... WHAT CAUSES EARTHQUAKES? As tectonic plates move against each other, stress builds up along the faults. Rocks may change, which is a process called deformation (the change in the shape of rock in response to stress). In some circumstances, elastic rebound (the sudden return of elastically formed ro ...
Earth`s Processes Test Review
... 4. Sketch how the following plates move. Use arrows to show direction of movement. a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Sliding (Transform) 5. Circle the correct unit (label). Tectonic plates move around 1-10 meters/centimeters/miles per year. 6. Fill in the blank with the words epicenter and focus. The __ ...
... 4. Sketch how the following plates move. Use arrows to show direction of movement. a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Sliding (Transform) 5. Circle the correct unit (label). Tectonic plates move around 1-10 meters/centimeters/miles per year. 6. Fill in the blank with the words epicenter and focus. The __ ...
Earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, which can be violent enough to destroy major buildings and kill thousands of people. The severity of the shaking can range from barely felt to violent enough to toss people around. Earthquakes have destroyed whole cities. They result from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe. The more numerous earthquakes smaller than magnitude 5 reported by national seismological observatories are measured mostly on the local magnitude scale, also referred to as the Richter magnitude scale. These two scales are numerically similar over their range of validity. Magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes are mostly almost imperceptible or weak and magnitude 7 and over potentially cause serious damage over larger areas, depending on their depth. The largest earthquakes in historic times have been of magnitude slightly over 9, although there is no limit to the possible magnitude. The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 (as of March 2014), and it was the largest Japanese earthquake since records began. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale. The shallower an earthquake, the more damage to structures it causes, all else being equal.At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally volcanic activity.In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event — whether natural or caused by humans — that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.