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    “The extent to which tectonic processes represent hazards depends on when and where they are experienced.” Tectonic hazards are dangers caused by the movement of the earth’s plates. The majority of hazards represent by plate tectonic occur at plate margins where two plates meet. These natural processes become hazardous when they affect people and cause material losses such as the destruction of infrastructure as this inhibits sustainable development. These hazards can be reduced depending on when

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    talking about the ring that Bilbo has and how he uses it- Bilbo uses the ring for evil reasons and good reasons. My first paragraph is about how he uses it while he’s sleeping. My second paragraph is about Bilbo using the ring while trying to kill the giant spiders. Lastly‚ Bilbo tries to get through the goblin’s gate using the ring. Bilbo uses the ring for sleeping. He didn’t want the goblin’s‚ wolves or spiders to see him in the caves. They will kill him. Bilbo used the ring for good reasons.

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    ocean test 2

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    crustal plates move past one another is called a: A) transform fault. B) convergent zone. C) divergent zone. D) rift valley. Correct answer(s): A 6. One cubic meter of which of these would weigh the most? A) seawater B) granite rock C) basaltic rock D) mantle Correct answer(s): D 7. The Hawaiian Islands formed as they pass over a hot spot in the middle of the: A) Mid-Atlantic ridge B) Nazca Plate C) Mariana Trench D) Pacific Plate. Correct answer(s): D 8. What do these things

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    Trash: Ocean

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    Trashed: Our Ocean By: Meaghan Todd December 10th 2010 CGW-4U1-02 Mr. Kyriacou Have you ever been to the beach? I have and swimming in the ocean is one of my favourite things to do when I go on vacation! You wouldn’t want someone to come into your house and throw their cigarette butts or their plastic drink container on your kitchen floor when they’re done would you? I know I wouldn’t. Littering in the ocean does not magically get rid of your garbage; the marine wildlife

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    Plate Mill

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    ------------------------------------------------- Plate Mill project report Sourav Sett National institute of technology‚ durgapur. ------------------------------------------------- Plate Mill project report Project Report Plate Mill Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. Raigarh Name: Sourav Sett College: National Institute Of Technology‚ Durgapur Introduction I am very grateful to Mr. N.Rajkumar and Mr.S.S.Kumar for giving me the opportunity to pursue my vocational training at the Plate Mill‚ JSPL Raigarh plant

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    How Do You Get People To Like You Be polite. Be yourself. That way‚ people like you for who you are. Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong or conceited‚ to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time berating ourselves for our negative qualities‚ thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However‚ a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can hinder our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we have the confidence to make

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    Digory's Rings

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    Digory’s terminally ill mother. One day‚ Digory and Polly investigate how their row homes are connect‚ so they begin climbing into the attic between houses. They discover a secret door to Uncle Andrew’s study‚ which is a forbidden room for Digory to visit. They both enter the room and find it is a magical place. Both are confronted by Digory’s evil and scary Uncle Andrew who teleport them into a different world by the use of rings. Despite complaints from Polly‚ Digory unleashes a cruel and unhappy

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    these questions and gain deeper understanding of new ways of reading is to study readers’ preferred formats for reading. Do they prefer print books‚ e-books‚ or do they prefer to listen to audiobooks? Can they comprehend at the same level across all formats? Do they comprehend best when reading in their preferred format‚ or is there a format in which most teens comprehend best? Do teens report being more engaged or interested in leisure reading texts in one format over another? By knowing more about

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    Juan De Fuca Plate

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    The Juan De Fuca tectonic plate is found on the west coast of North America. It is next to the North American plate‚ and according to America’s Tectonics‚ the Juan de Fuca plate is getting subducted under it. This plate is made of oceanic crust‚ but it is also basaltic in some areas. It was named after the pilot and sailor‚ Juan de Fuca‚ an explorer from Europe in the 1600s. The Juan de Fuca plate has a divergent boundary in the Juan de Fuca ridge. New material is made by the Juan de Fuca ridge

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    Natural Devastation

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    Natural Devastation The largest earthquake in 40 years shifted huge geological plates beneath the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26‚ 2004‚ causing a immense and abrupt displacement of millions of tons of water. Indonesia villages closest to the epicenter were swamped within minutes‚ while elsewhere the waves radiated outward‚ making landfall at speeds topping 500 mph (www.cbsnews.com). The phenomenon we call tsunami is a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by

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