Plate Tectonics and Associated Hazards Part 1 Geography

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Created on: 09-04-11 13:48

Constructive margins, also known as divergent plate boundaries, are created by...

Two plates moving apart

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The San Andreas Fault is caused by two plates slipping parrallel to each other. This is a...

Conservative plate margin

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Where hot water mixes with mud near the surface, a bubbling, boiling mud volcano may form. This is a description of a...

Geyser

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When earthquakes occur, the point within the crust where the pressure release occurs is known as the...

Focus

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An explain of an extrusive landform is...

Basalatic (basic) lavas

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Liquefaction is...

the violent disruption of the ground causes it to become liquid-like when strongly shaken

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Earthquake management can come in the form of...

Prodiction and protection

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The Richter scale can measure the magnitude of an earthquake. Each unit on the scale represents a 10-fold increase in strength. This means that this scale...

is a logarithmic scale

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Out of the three internal layers of the Earth, which is the densest?

Core

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Comments

Sian

Report Sat 21st May, 2011 @ 15:03

'prodiction' should be spelt prediction and we can't exactly predict when an earthquake can occur only where, but we may be getting closer.

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Plate Tectonics and Associated Hazards Part 1 Geography