determines the frequency that the force will travel. We study this relationship closely so we have a good idea on what can potentially happen in the future. When there is a place that has many low magnitude earthquakes the frequency is typically low. On the contrary when there is a single earthquake with a larger magnitude the frequency can be very high. 2. The P waves(Primary waves) work in a “compressional motion,” also known as body waves. The P waves travel at a speed of 5-8 km/s through
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and near a major earthquake fault I have pondered and wondered why our plants shake and why our planet only shakes in specific elements of the United States. While exploring for the details to finish my report, I was also able to find out the solutions to my own individual queries. This report will reply these inquiries: How does our planet shift and when, what actives cause the Earth to shake, how are earthquakes calculated and what are the two kinds of body waves and earthquake generates.
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VERBERNE at få OG at blive BETYDNING TERM at modtage to receive (a letter, an invitation, a present) at opnå to obtain (a goal) to win (a prize, recognition) to gain (importance) at udvikle over tid to acquire (a reputation, a skill) to develop (a taste) at tjene to earn (money) at føde et barn to give birth (to a baby) to bear (a child) at straffes to be given (a sentence) to be sentenced (to life imprisonment) to be punished (by one’s mother) at
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Crail What’s a earthquake? According to the Geology Labs on-line website an earthquake is the sudden release of stored energy, caused by the shifting of tectonic plates. The energy release is a shock wave or seismic wave. The seismic wave is what causes the ground to move or shake, when this occurs we have a earthquake. According to the 2008 United States National Seismic Hazard Maps a lot of the west coast as far south as Hawaii, and north to Alaska has a lot of earthquake activity. The Pacific
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shut down during this incident. People were trying to make their way out of this huge disaster but it was not successful. “I never experienced such a strong earthquake in my life,” said Toshiaki Takahashi, 49, an official at Sendai City Hall. “I thought it would stop, but it just kept shaking and shaking, and getting stronger.” This earthquake destroyed families property, disrupted their power, moved their homes, interrupted everyday interaction. When people are in real danger it is not that easy
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welcome to this section of presentations tonight. My name is Thanasis Christou and I’m studying Business Administration at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Tonight I will show you a presentation about Innovation in Japan after the earthquake and the tsunami of 2011. 1 More specifically the purpose of this presentation is to illustrate how some companies in Japan used innovation as both an effective marketing tool and a growth engine after the 11.03 disaster. 2 . Tonight
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triple disaster occurred on March 11, 2011 in japan. On this date Japan suffered not only an earthquake but a resulting tsunami and nuclear disaster that caused extremely unsafe conditions for Japan’s citizens. On the day of March 11, 2011 an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 struck Tohoku with great aggression which lead to an enormous Tsunami that devastated large areas of japan. Not only did the earthquake cause massive destruction to the island, it also caused a nuclear disaster that we still don't
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What Is an Earthquake? Earthquakes are one of the many natural disasters, but one of the deadliest. In the past few centaury’s they have taken away the lives of millions of people. However earthquakes are a natural part of the earth “they happen”. An earthquake is a sudden release of energy from the movement of the earth’s surface. The roots of an earthquake lie in the lithosphere as it blows on the earth’s surface. There are many different types of earthquakes. They vary from seismic activity
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Geology Earthquakes I chose to do my assignment on earthquakes, because I have been through many growing up in California, and I have always wondered about them. There are many types of earthquakes. The most common are tectonic, which my paper will be about. There are also volcanic, collapse and explosion earthquakes. All earthquakes create waves that travel through the Earth's interior. An earthquake is the sudden shifting of the earth's natural means of releasing stress. When the shifting
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“Earthquake Danger in the Midwest” Kaplan University SC300-13 July 1, 2011 The United States Geological Society (2011) states “The world’s earthquakes are not randomly distributed over the earth’s surface, and tend to be concentrated in narrow zones”. This statement seems to hold true when it comes to the distribution of earthquakes in the United States as they happen primarily in those narrow fault zones. These fault zones are located in Alaska (Prince William
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