causes earthquakes? ANSWERS: Friction between the rough edges of slowly moving segments or plates of the earth’s lithosphere result in a series of jerky starts and stops which is the direct cause of most earthquakes. 3. What is a fault? ANSWERS: Faults are fractures in rocks along which displacement has taken place 4. What happens to the energy released during an earthquake? ANSWERS: Energy fractures the rock forming a plane of slip called a fault‚ along which future earthquakes can
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The power of nature is one which cannot be described with a single blanket term. Jack London’s experience with the fierce Los Angeles earthquake differs greatly from that of Roger Ascham’s wintery horse ride account. Nature’s gentle serenity‚ utter magnitude and astounding impact even after a brief visit‚ have intrigued man for centuries. Jack London describes in depth the sheer power of the Los Angelesearthquake. The author successfully uses imagery to portray the chaotic scene for the reader
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began to shake a little. It was so subtle that I didn’t think much of it. When my bed began to move across the floor‚ I realized it was a major earthquake. I managed to crawl out of bed and get into the hallway. I had to place my hands on each wall in order to walk to the main bedroom where my husband was sleeping. Trying to walk during the earthquake reminded me of trying to walk across the floor of a funhouse at the State Fair. Swaying back and forth‚ side to side making it hard to maintain
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HSC Unit 1: Pompeii and Herculaneum By the end of this unit‚ you will know about: • The early stages of occupation of P and H • A historical overview of P and H before the eruption • The physical environment (setting‚ natural features‚ resources) of P and H • Plans and streetscapes of both cities • What kind of sources are available (written and archeological) on P and H • The limitations and reliability of the sources‚ and how
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a catastrophe event caused by nature. The external context is when the family has no control. It is a limit of time and place. The article that I had read was on the Japan earthquake of April 20th 2016. The death toll has risen and aftershocks continued to spread through Japan almost one week after the first of two earthquakes struck the southwestern
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also focuses on how best to restore‚ redevelop and revitalize the health‚ social‚ economic‚ natural and environmental fabric of the community and build a more resilient Nation”( National Disaster Recovery Framework‚ 2015). After a disaster like an earthquake a wide variety of work commences to make sure that the affected communities health‚ social‚ economic‚ natural
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example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism. Geological – eg earthquakes or volcanoes Biological – eg. Disease epidemics and plagues. 2 * Natural hazards are any natural events where people see a perceived risk in terms of life or property. 3 Earthquakes that strike in uninhabited areas may not cause any damage‚ but the Newcastle earthquake on 28 December 1989 caused loss of life and widespread damage in the city. Similarly‚ landslides in isolated
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Dear editor‚ Ever wonder why earthquakes are caused? Why does water in certain areas smell or taste like a chemical gas? The most likely reason for both of these effects is fracking. Hydraulic fracturing‚ as known as fracking‚ is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside (Dong). According to many recent research studies fracking is very harmful to the environment and shouldn’t be done
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many industries‚ customers are based in Japan. (Rio Tinto‚ 2013) 2.0 Issues In 2011‚ Japan had a strong earthquake direct damage to the Tokyo city where Rio Tinto Japan are located. Company had face to an unexpected emergency issues. It had a serious impact to business and employees. The major issues for company would be reformer the business environments‚ as we know the earthquake were too strong‚ the business office had actually damage and not running properly. No power system and office
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Geologists classify volcanoes into three distinct groups: dormant‚ extinct‚ and active. Active volcanoes have erupted recently and are expected to continue to erupt again soon. The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program defines an active volcano as having erupted within the last 10‚000 years. A volcano finally goes extinct when there’s no lava supply in the magma chamber beneath the volcano. There are approximately 1‚500 active volcanoes in the world today and 75 percent of them are located in the
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