Earthquakes By: Kayla Marie Vargas Period 4 In earth science they talk a lot about different Earthquakes‚ volcanoes‚ the weather‚ different rocks‚ and etc. But never did you really get in details of what is any of them. Well I did research and found out that an earthquake which is also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor is a result of a 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
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The Wall Street Journal opens by defining the Haiti Earthquake as the strongest to hit the Caribbean in more than two centuries. Various witness reports were included‚ one of which from the Administer of Mercy and Sharing in Haiti: a charity that houses 109 orphans‚ notes the various dead bodies lying on the street‚ the numerous injured citizens‚ and the ringing cries of help in an area just 10 miles outside of the earthquakes epicenter. The report specifically describes the devastated infrastructure
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Katrina and the recent earthquake in Japan. It will have 42 multiple-choice (2 points each) and 4 short answer/diagrams (4 points each). Topics for review * Earthquake terms: * fault: break (fracture) in a rock * rupture: breaking of rock along a fault * hypocenter (focus): rupture point of rock below surface * epicenter: point on earth surface directly above hypocenter * scarp: topographic (elevation) display of a ruptured fault * natural hazards * what qualifies
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Expository writing‚ in general‚ is present everywhere. When you pick up a magazine or examine a newspaper article on the newsstand‚ you are reading a form of exposition because the author’s main purpose of writing that article or essay is to inform the reader about a topic. In the classroom‚ many students are required to produce research papers about a specific topic‚ such as migration patterns of birds. The purpose of that research paper is to inform the reader‚ the teacher‚ about what are the migratory
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NARRATIVE ESSAY A Narrative Essay tells a story. This story is usually an experience or an event from the author’s past‚ a recent or ongoing event or experience‚ or something about a memorable person. Since in a narrative essay the author narrates personal experiences‚ it is generally written in first person and is told in a casual conversational style. The essay is written from the author’s point of view and tries to lead the reader to reflect on it. There are certain features to a narrative
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Definition: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves.TThe recent earthquake In India on September 18 ‚ 2011 compelled me to write an essay about earthquake. In this essay many things related to earthquake will be discussed.e seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Measurement: Earthquakes are measured with the help of seismometers. The moment
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Augustine‚ A Closer Look at a Natural Phenomenon Peer pressure can be completely harmless‚ but also terribly deadly. In his Confessions‚ St. Augustine talks about a number of such situations in which he found himself during his adolescence. These events took place because of his friends and the pressure they put on him. Over the centuries since Augustine’s era‚ much has changed in our world. Has peer pressure been changed or expelled from our world? No. This “natural phenomenon” among humans was in full
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Writing an Expository Essay An expository essay is a writing that conveys information or explains and proves something Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs: a thesis statement at the end of the introduction that answers the prompt to explain or discuss a particular subject matter Introduction to Expository Writing In order to classify as expository‚ an essay needs: strong evidence that backs up the thesis statement (in the body
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Computer simulation is a computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Over the years‚ they have become a useful part of mathematical modeling modeling of many natural systems in physics‚ chemistry‚ biology‚ human systems in economics‚ psychology‚ and social science in the process of engineering new technology. The book Divergent uses computer simulations to figure out what factions they belong in. Once they figure out their factions‚ they then use computer
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EARTHQUAKES Introduction and Terminology • Vibrations in the earth’s crust that occur when strain in the crust is suddenly released by displacement along a fault line • Focus = point at which an earthquake originates inside the earth. May be many km below surface • Epicentre = the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. Strongest shock normally felt here. Most damage usually occurs here. • Seismology = the study of earthquakes – from Greek – seio – to shake
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