Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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encounters with danger. When the group ran into a ruthless thunderstorm in the Misty Mountains‚ Gandalf found a primitive shelter under a hanging rock. Lacking the courage to go out and seek a better shelter himself‚ Thorin instead complained that "this won’t do at all" (Tolkien 57). The group proceeded to argue over who will go out and find a better shelter. Thorin was unwise‚ squabbled‚ and lacked courage in the face of a thunderstorm. This is not what a heroic leader does. No‚ Thorin is not
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The next step of the planning process is the Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis which is an understanding of the potential risks and threats towards the Alaqua Animal Refuge. The analysis is crucial in learning the potential weak points and their consequences that could impact the Refuge center. Some key terms that we need to know are hazard‚ probability‚ vulnerability and risk. Hazard is a circumstance that has potential to lead to an emergency or disaster. Probability is the likelihood that a hazard
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1) Which of the six colors of the rainbow is refracted the greatest? Out of the 7 colors of the rainbow‚ Violet is refracted the greatest. 2) What is a mirage and why does it always disappear as the observer gets closer? A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. Mirages appear at very low viewing angles‚ when you are far away. As you approach‚ the viewing angle increases and the mirage disappears
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Frankenstein Chapter 5 Tasks 1. How has Shelley overturned the usual gothic horror convention of a violent thunderstorm to create an eerie or tense atmosphere? Shelley has used a ‘dreary night’ instead of the typical thunderstorm to make an eerie atmosphere. 2. How else does Shelly create an eerie and ghostly atmosphere at the beginning of this chapter? She uses very descriptive words that make the surroundings more eerie. E.g. glimmer of the half-extinguished light‚ rain pattering dismally
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The sea is … a lion’s roar a shark’s restaurant a quilt of blue a surfer’s paradise The sea is … a leaking ink cartridge the eyes of a fair haired child the sound of the crashing waves a shiny blue sheet hugging the shore a blue lagoon blue nothingness God’s tears a deadly suffocating machine a mermaid’s kingdom water‚ alive a flooded land occasionally death when oil tankers spill a fish’s home white horses riding on a blue carpet a bowl of salty water
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sound of twin-cylinder engines that purred and had a quiet sound. unlike the outboard motors that he hears now that make a irritable noise. That noise would break the illusion of timelessness and set the years moving. As the story progresses the thunderstorm towards the end seems to symbolize the washing away of the old for the new. meaning that White had his fun and now its time for a younger generation to make their own memories. The story states multiple times when he is laying on his bed he is
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A. As define by the Florida’s Climate and Weather website summers are long‚ warm and fairly humid and winter’s are mild with some cool to occasionally cold air. 1. In the summer you will typically experience thunderstorms‚ more so in the evenings. 2. Thunderstorms are very pretty but quick and able to drop inches of rain in very short periods. B. Winter in Florida is so far the only place I’ve been that I’m wearing short and skirts during the time where the rest of
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A phobia is‚ when used in the context of clinical psychology‚ a type of anxiety disorder‚ usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding‚ typically disproportional to the actual danger posed‚ often being recognized as irrational. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely‚ the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities. Most phobias
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Scientists Attribute Devastation By Hurricane Sandy To The Effects Of Global Warming Global warming is the increase of average world temperatures as a result of what is known as the greenhouse effect. Global warming started long before the ’Industrial Revolution’. It began 18‚000 years ago as the earth started warming its way out of the Pleistocene Ice Age. On average the earth’s temperature rises 2c to 6c by the end of the 21 century.There are 20 deadly effects because of gobal warming
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