250 years, gathering stress. The rupture was about 60 kilometers long ("2010 Haiti Earthquake"). According to Wikipedia, the earthquake occurred in the vicinity of the northern boundary where the Caribbean tectonic plate shifts eastwards by about 20 millimeters per year in relation to the North American plate. A 2007 earthquake hazard study by C. DeMets and M. Wiggins-Grandison noted that the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone could be at the end of its seismic cycle and concluded that a worst-case forecast
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What patterns to you see in the distribution of earthquakes across the continental United States? Most earthquakes occur in the United States along the coast of the Pacific, particularly the shoreline of California, Alaska and Japan in addition to earthquakes that occur in the mid-west and east coast states and along the border amid Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. As noted, the highest levels of risk are in the west coast whereas the eastern central region is more moderate risk and
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faults and folds. Describe and compare each feature in at least 150 words. Faults Folds Faults are areas in which rocks have fractured and been displaced. There are three major types of faults: strike-slip, normal, and reverse. The tectonic stresses caused by plate motions
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geothermal energy for space heating. Global geothermal heat pump capacity is growing by 10% annually.[1] Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly,[4] but has historically been limited to areas near tectonic plate boundaries. Recent technological advances have dramatically
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| Example:If I was asked to discuss a “Tsunami”. I would say that I “know” that a Tsunami is an under-water earthquake. That would not be an opinion as much as it would be fact based on research and findings that explain the process shifting tectonic plates that cause Tsunamis. So my knowledge about this grounded in my acceptance of the claims from trustable authorities and therefore my “knowing is shaped by what I accept to believe as true.Epistemology questions “frames of reference” and basically
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Describe the view that the impact of earthquakes depend primarily on human factores Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates and fault lines covering the earths surface. They occur at all three plate boundries (distructive, constructive andconservative) although most earthquakes occuralong the edge of the oceanic plates and fault lines such as the San Andreas fault line situated in California USA. There is always a variation of factors that can influence how the seismic event
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Yellowstone is a National Park full of beautiful wildlife, including a variety of animals and plants, geysers, hot springs, and a fascinating history. This essay tells about the most well known geyser. It also explains the history of how hot springs and geysers were formed. It tells about the 1988 wildfires that raged through the National Park. It will also tell the geographical features and the wildlife you may see traveling through the park. Yellowstone National Park is the oldest of all National
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How was the Earth formed? The Earth was formed in one distinct way. It built up and changed over time to give us the Earth we live on today. Planetary differentiation, layers of the Earth, convection currents and seismic waves make up the Earth we know today. Planetary differentiation helped formed the Earth. Electromagnetic forces brought dust to stick together, as gravity brought the bigger chunks of dust together. This ball of dust eventually became so big that it collided with meteors and comets
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The rock usually is dark in color. Mostly the main parts of stratovolcano is andesitic, there could be other kinds of rocks in the volcano. However, subduction zones, created by tectonic plate boundaries, the lava built the mountain to its great height. At that time, it was one of the highest peaks in Indonesia. Analysts believed the lava inside the volcanos magma enclosures were empty then. Many centuries past, lava filled the enclosures
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Associate Level Material Geologic Time Worksheet Use the following table to compare ways of evaluating geologic time. Your description, similarities, and differences must each be at least 50 words. |Time Evaluation Method |Description |Advantages of this Method |Disadvantages of this Method | |Relative dating |The relative dating method is |Advantages of relative dating is|The biggest disadvantage of the | |
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