preparedness plan contains seven steps on how to be prepared when an earthquake occurs. Introduction I currently
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Francisco Goya was a Spanish artist who painted royal portraits‚ drew illustrations‚ and made engravings in late 1700s and early 1800s. Goya was sometimes called the father of modern art. Goya’s works of arts reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important painters in the 19th and 20th century. His paintings were very popular because of the scenes of violence he incorporated. The most famous ones were the ones that were prompted by the French invasion of Spain. Goya was born
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Alaska earthquake http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/31/Alaska1964EarthquakeCauses.mp4 A lot of excellent information is packed into this short video. 1. How many minutes did the shaking last? The shaking lasted 4.5 minutes. 2. What was the magnitude of the earthquake? The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. 3. This earthquake occurred just as geologists were figuring out plate tectonics. What principle of plate tectonics did the earthquake confirm
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examples of earthquakes‚ assess the extent to which attempts at prediction and mitigation may have influenced the impact of the hazard. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake is a major threat to the human and natural environments‚ in which people died‚ buildings collapsed and cities destroyed. Prediction and mitigation are usually conducted in order to reduce the impact of an earthquake on environment. Earthquake prediction
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been struck by an earthquake. You are a scientist with the USGS and need to figure out all the specifics on the earthquake because an earthquake has never occurred here before. You have a few things to do as a person working for the USGS to keep your job as the seismologist on staff. 1. Using the 3 seismograms recorded‚ figure out the epicenter location using the data and the P/S wave time-travel graph. One of the seismograms has been done for you. 2. Determine if the earthquake came from a fault
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About San Rafael The city of San Rafael is only a short drive from San Francisco. Located a mere 20 minutes from the city by the bay‚ San Rafael is the oldest and largest city in Marin County. San Rafael is a wonderful city that boasts a temperate climate and fantastic natural features. History Of San Rafael Long ago the area of San Rafael was home to the Miwok people. The people lived in villages near downtown San Rafael‚ Terra Linda‚ in Marinwood. Eventually‚ the area was colonized by the Spanish
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Manjarrez 1 Susan Manjarrez Marc McGrath Humanities 1 16 October 2014 Research Paper Goya: The life and Work of the Spanish Painter In the world created by Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes there existed no boundaries. Through much of Goya’s artistic body of work we can see diversity‚ mystery and honesty fueled entirely by his attitude. He is greatly known for his enriched paintings‚ etchings and lithographs‚ which he did excessively
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the natural disaster called earthquakes. There has been developed a new technique to prepare the human race for earthquakes. In this essay‚ the possibility of getting to know when an earthquake is going to happen is going to be discussed. How is science going to be able to create a better world‚ if there’s a natural phenomenon that can’t be changed? Plate tectonics-Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plates_tect2_en.svg Earthquakes are produced by the sudden
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The largest earthquake in the world had a magnitude of 9.5 and took place in Chile. The Valdivia Earthquake‚ also know as the Great Chilean Earthquake‚ happened on Sunday‚ May 22‚ 1960. It is the largest earthquake currently on record. It occured in the afternoon and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ eastern New Zealand‚ southeast Australia‚ and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter of the Valdivia earthquake was near Lumaco‚ a coastal city
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Christchurch Earthquake 2011 Case Study (New Zealand) On Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. Christchurch struck by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake‚ which killed 185 people and injured several thousand. The quake was centred 10km south-east of the city at a depth of 5km. In the ten minutes after it hit‚ there were 10 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or more. Also there was just a recent earthquake‚ which took place in September 2010. It was just as strong as the Haiti earthquake‚ at 7
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