Earthquakes in the landscape

May 19, 2009

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Earthquakes in the landscape

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Buildings in Earthquakes

Buildings in Earthquakes. Why do buildings do the things they do?. ground acceleration. Underlying Physics. Newton’s Second Law F = ma where m = mass of building a = acceleration of ground.

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Numeracy in the Landscape

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EARTHQUAKES!

EARTHQUAKES!. Jody Pearl, Kasie Drobnick, Ellen Cochran. An earthquake is…. A phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. . Why do earthquakes happen?.

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NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION. Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction . EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION. THE SEISMICITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR OVER 2000 YEARS

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Earthquakes in Alabama

Earthquakes in Alabama. Mrs. Alison Starr Auburn High School Auburn, AL. Concepts to Address. 1. Describe the formation of earthquakes based on plate boundary movement. 2. Explain the Richter-Scale and the standards by which we assess earthquakes.

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Art in the landscape

Art in the landscape. Dr. Lou Mills LARC 1302 Spring 2014. Functions/Types of Projects. Focal points- from road or path network Thematic- Religious, Patriotic, Emotional Military Hero or Battle, Historic Theme Develop a sense of Art Fantasy, Whimsical Memorialize City Image, Iconic

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Literacy in the Landscape

Literacy in the Landscape. The following pages outline some of the different ways that the natural world can inspire literacy. It also includes examples of work by visiting school groups and teachers on training days at Chelsea Physic Garden.

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The Landscape in Jamaica

The Landscape in Jamaica. Alice Lecourt. Beaches in Jamaica. In Jamaica, they are many beaches. She are very beautiful and wonderful. Beaches in Jamaica. The sand, on the beaches, is white, but, sometimes, the sand is black ! Ashes of volcanoes become of sand . The black sand on a beach.

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Axiophytes in the landscape

Axiophytes in the landscape (or – everything you wanted to know about axiophytes but were afraid to ask...) Sarah Whild 1 , Alex Lockton 2 , Jeremy Ison 3 and Richard Aisbitt 3 Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University 1 ,

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Water in the landscape

Water in the landscape. KGA171 The Global Geography of Change Presented by Associate Professor Elaine Stratford Semester 1. Vulnerability. L vulnerare – to wound; capable of being wounded; open to attack or damage; assailable Geographical imagination

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EARTHQUAKES

EARTHQUAKES. by: Makenzie Kimber. What is an earthquake?. Earthquakes are when the tectonic plates in the earth rub together to cause shaking of the ground witch causes an earthquake. Earthquakes can happen all over the world including in the water. What causes earthquakes?.

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Earthquakes in China

Earthquakes in China. Eastern Sichuan province Near city of Chengdu 2:28 pm May 12, 2008. 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale Shook Beijing (930 mi N), Shanghai, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan. Affected 10 million people: killing 15, 000 Lasted 2 min Epicenter was only 6 miles deep.

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Earthquakes in the U.S. and NYS

Earthquakes in the U.S. and NYS. Earthquake Hazard Map. www.usgs.gov. States with Most Earthquakes. >1 in 30 years. 0 in 30 years. 3. #. www.usgs.gov. # Earthquakes >3.5 bet. 1974 & 2003. [ 1] USGS Top Earthquake States. URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states/top_states.php

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Earthquakes in the Bay Area

Earthquakes in the Bay Area. But they are clustered along the Pacific Coast. Why?. California and the San Andreas Fault. Movement along the San Andreas Fault Tectonic Creep is the slow continuous movement along a fault zone that is not accompanied by felt earthquakes.

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The earthquakes

The earthquakes. Integrants: Renato Renzo Sebastian Andres. Section One. What are earthquakes?.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes. 10.1 Forces Inside Earth. Causes of Earthquakes Passing the Elastic Limit Causes Faulting Earth’s rocks will bend and stretch up to a point After that point, rocks may break Faults – area where rocks move when elastic limit is passed Faults form along plate boundaries

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes. 1. What is the name of the instrument that records earthquake waves?. Seismograph Seismogram. Seismograph. 2. What type of plate motion is it when 2 plates move away from each other, causing weak, shallow earthquakes?. Divergent Convergent Transform. Divergent.

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Earthquakes in Wellington

Earthquakes in Wellington. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. *The shallow mantle is divided into parts these parts are the tectonic plates. What are Tectonic Plates. This is an image of the earth's different layers. Inner core Outer core Lower mantle

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Numeracy in the Landscape

Numeracy in the Landscape. The following pages outline some of the different ways that the natural world can inspire Numeracy. Work by visiting school groups and primary school teachers on training days at Chelsea Physic Garden is also included.

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Lines in the Landscape

Lines in the Landscape. Wetland. WETLAND HYDROLOGY…water at or near soil surface, sufficient to influence vegetation and soil. HYDROPHYTIC VEGETATION = the community of plants that develops where inundation or saturation is “permanent or of sufficient duration to influence plant occurrence”.

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EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA

EARTHQUAKES IN CALIFORNIA. California has had many earth quakes some were big and some were small. Two of are the biggest earthquakes that happened in California was at Fort Tejon and San Francisco the earthquake was 7.9. California had many earthquakes some earthquakes big and some

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EARTHQUAKES! Video: Earthquakes 101

EARTHQUAKES! Video: Earthquakes 101. Chapter 12. Section 1. Earthquakes are caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault. Elastic rebound is thought to cause the rocks to move. Anatomy of an Earthquake. Focus-location of first motion in Earth

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