PART I INTRODUCTION AIM The aim of this report is to describe the Newcastle earthquake and identify its social‚ physical and economic effects on the community. The event in detail‚ major effects‚ how the event was caused‚ the effects on the communities property‚ people‚ infrastructure and economy‚ will all be addressed in this report. Also the long term planning implications‚ preventative measures‚ preparedness‚ response implications‚ and well as recovery implications will covered and described
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Movement Essay Continental Drift is the idea that refers to the movement of Earth’s continents and plates relative to each other. This means that the earth’s plates move because of the unending cycle of cooling and raising of molten rock‚ adding new material t0 the edges of the plates. This movement is called divergent movement‚ the most common of the three types of movement between plates. The other two movements are called convergent and transform-fault. This idea was first suggested by
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GENERAL GEOLOGY - GEOL 1113 EXAM I WITH ANSWERS - Spring 2002 Below you will find the questions and answers for Exam I in my General Geology class. The correct answer for each question is highlighted in bold face green type. While you are reviewing the exam‚ pause at the questions you find you missed and try to understand why you missed them. Really understanding this will require not only that you understand why your answer is incorrect‚ but also why you chose it in the first place. Were you confused
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Section 1-Verbal Ability 30 Questions-30 Minutes Antonym Directions: In each of the following antonym questions‚ a work printed in capital letters precedes five lettered words or phrases. From these five lettered words or phrases‚ pick the one most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word. 1. PRODIGAL: (A) nomad (B) sycophant (C) gifted child (D) economical person (E) antagonist 2. ARTIFICE: (A) edifice (B) sincerity (C) prejudice (D) creativity (E) affirmation Sentence Completion
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approximately 150 miles southward crossing five state lines. West coast fault zones are called transform faults in contrast‚ the New Madrid fault is called an intraplate zone. This means that there is a weak spot in the middle of the North American Plate with a series of faults in the Earth’s crust and is called the Reelfoot Rift‚ named after Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee‚ that was formed during the quake‚ (The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture). It wasn’t until 1909 that seismographs
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The Earth is always forming and releasing pressure in different ways. Sometimes the Earth’s mantle builds up so much pressure that it starts to shift tectonic plates‚ and due to this we can see changes on our surface as well. We experience big changes like volcanoes‚ earthquakes‚ trembles‚ and continental drift‚ but a few minor things happen as well. Some of these minor results can include geysers and fumaroles. A fumarole is a very important formation that is needed to release pressure from deep
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“Eat some more food.” Everyone surrounding me was telling me to eat more and more. Aunties‚ uncles‚ and cousins that I never even knew I had were telling me to eat. Even though I was already full‚ I picked up another plate and started to eat again. Every time I go to a Filipino party‚ I find myself eating more and more. Growing up Filipino‚ I have always been accustomed to going to a big Filipino family party at least once a month. Usually‚ my family would all get together at an auntie or uncles
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faulting‚ a sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture (break) surface. Here’s the longer answer: The surface of the Earth is in continuous slow motion. This is plate tectonics--the motion of immense rigid plates at the surface of the Earth in response to flow of rock within the Earth. The plates cover the entire surface of the globe. Since they are all moving they rub against each other in some places (like the San Andreas Fault in California)‚ sink beneath each other in others
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time of origin of an earthquake based on seismic data Materials Needed: • 3 component seismograms‚ • Travel time curve‚ • Globe or map for locating epicenter‚ • String (with globe) or compass (with map) • Map with Tectonic Plates illustrated. Jeffrey Barker‚ Binghamton University Questions or comments: barker@geol.binghamton.edu Time Management: Teacher Background: A tremendous number of earthquakes occur every year around the world. The vast majority of these earthquakes
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PHYSICAL REGIONS: * The total length of Australia’s coastlines is 35 877 km with western Australia’s being the largest. * Australia’s coastline is relatively short due to its compact shape(all in one) * Australia is the smallest out of the 7 continents * It has and area of7 682 000 km squared * A region is defined as an area with one or more features that distinguish it from surrounding areas. These are either‚ natural‚ cultural economic or political. Example- GREAT BARRIER REEF
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