country located in Central America. It is located between the North and South American continents. In Costa Rica‚ there are two main mountain ranges‚ which is the Cordillera Volcanic and the Cordillera de Talamanca. Costa Rica is known for their volcanoes. There are many aspects of Costa Rica that are unique such as its climate‚ its animal life‚ plants‚ and the people who live there. Costa Rica is home to over 2‚000 species of trees and 9‚000 different types of plants. Costa Rica has been labeled
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margins or move away from each other causing magma to rise and spread this occurs at divergent plate margins. These plate margins create various relief elements such as volcanoes‚ Fold Mountains‚ sea floors and many others. How they do this is not a mystery as at convergent plate margins it’s the rising of magma that creates volcanoes. Convergent plate margin consist or two plates oceanic and continental. The topographic elements that are formed here are due to three occurrence‚ oceanic-oceanic plates
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Hawaiian Island Chain?” My 5th Grade Science teacher asked. “Volcanoes!” One of my classmates answered. “Yes‚ many people think that the beaches are the only important natural geographic feature in Hawaii‚ but no‚ we’re also known for our volcanoes.” This was 3 years ago‚ when I had just emigrated with my family from China to Hawaii. I knew then that Hawaii was not just known for its beautiful beaches‚ but also the active volcanoes too. There were fallen leaves & branches every where
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very low comparable to levels found now at altitudes of 14‚000 feet “I believe that death by volcano and death by meteor are not inconsistent with one another. It may very well be the case that all terrestrial life on earth. one instance in which volcanoes had a major impact on dinosaurs but it happened at the end of the triassic period and not during the Cretaceous period.If giant dinosaurs had to breathe in a low-atmosphere environment‚ then such an efficient breathing system would have given them
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causing major earthquakes. Sometimes when this plates are pushed together they form fold mountains or ridges. Today we know that the continents are gradually moving apart. Therefore the there is new rocks created in between those areas. New volcanoes are created and new rocks are formed. Plate tectonics allow scientists to know about the earth’s centre. The oceanic plate slides under the continental plate because it is heavier. Once it goes under the continental plate it melts into the asthenosphere
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Ancient people studied the stars. They found patterns in the skies. Stars they recognized reappeared at different times. They were able to use the stars as a means of direction. People today study what ancient people used the stars for. People all over the world are being affected by science. For example‚ In 1966 China discovered the usefulness of the atom. There development for uses of nuclear power may have made them a modern scientific nation. New technology helps us in many ways. It can do
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resources‚ socio-economic importance and tourism potentials. It is an area so rich in natural resources‚ the CALABARZON is a vast tapestry of fertile rice fields‚ coconut plantations‚ fruit orchards‚ mist-covered mountains‚ flowing streams‚ fiery volcanoes‚ serene lakes‚ primeval forests‚ sandy beaches and bountiful coastal waters. The region’s accessibility to Metro Manila is the favored day tour destination of many city-weary weekenders from the busy metropolis. It is easily accessible from and is
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Volcanic and Seismic events are major pieces of evidence towards proving that plate tectonics theory is valid (40 marks) The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth’s lithosphere (top layer of the Earth’s crust) is split up into rigid sections called plates that are moving relative to one another as they move on top of the underlying semi-molten mantle. These plates are either continental‚ The North American Plate‚ or oceanic‚ The Nazca Plate. Tectonic plates are powered by convection currents
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Evaluate how plate tectonics theory helps our understanding of the distribution of seismic and volcanic events. Plate tectonics is a relatively new science. It’s partially explained in the sense that we still don’t know fully about how the plates came together‚ what they were before they were the seven continents we know today. We already know‚ or have a theory‚ about what our world was like a long time ago and so if we already know that the plates can pull and push against each other‚ then surely
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Thera‚ the volcanic caldera in Greece that violently erupted 3500 years ago spawning the myth of Atlantis‚ and wiping out most of the Minoan civilization‚ is deforming. Scientists suggest that this caldera‚ a crater-like volcano that has collapsed in the past‚ may erupt again‚ making the people of the island vulnerable. The deformation could cause many disasters such as tsunamis‚ earthquakes‚ and obviously eruptions. Scientists argue whether the volcanic caldera unrest is actually a threat to the
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