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San Andreas Fault Tectonic Plates
480 wordsIntroduction The San Andreas Fault is a geologic fault zone between two tectonic plates that runs from San Francisco south to San Diego in California. It is an area of frequent earthquakes caused by the plates sliding past each other. It is so called because it runs along the San Andreas Valley. The San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention in 1906 when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake was but one of man...
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Earthquakes Volcanoes And Mountain Ranges
586 wordsVolcanoes, earthquakes and many of the great, in size, mountains (the Himalayas, Rockies, Urals, Alps, and the Appalachians) will all be marked on my map at some point in this project. Now just let me tell you some interesting facts about some of these topics. Since recorded history, 550 volcanoes have erupted on the earths surface, but even far more have erupted unobserved on the ocean floor. The enormous Himalayas and many other great mountains are known to be young Fold Mountains. Young, beca...
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Tectonic Plates Oceanic Crust
1,370 wordsThe core is divided into two parts, the solid inner core and the liquid outer core. The inner core is thought to be solid and primarily made up of iron and some nickel. The outer core is all around the inner core and is believed to be made up of liquid iron mixed with liquid nickel. The outer core is about 2890 to 5100 km. The inner core is 5100 to 6378 km. Earths mantle is mainly composed of substances high in iron and magnesium. The melting point of every substance depends on the pressure and ...
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Tectonic Plates Molten Rock
689 wordsIn 1912, Alfred Wegener, a German scientist, was the first to notice this and develop the theory of plate tectonics. He noticed that the earth's continents fit together almost like a jigsaw puzzle. This, combined with the fact that similar fossils and rock types are found on different continents separated by large bodies of water, helped him formulate his conjecture. He contended that the plates at one point formed one large continent called Pangea, which allowed like fossils and rock types to b...
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U S S R Distribution Of Wealth
1,132 wordsThird World History Book Report Due Friday, 12 th April 2002 Professor Glazier. This book report reflects upon the writings of Lester C. Thurow in his 1996 book - 'The Future of Capitalism'. Thurow is a professor of economics at M. I. T. School of Management and has been a contributing editor to the Newsweek journal. 'The Future of Capitalism' is an analytical look at the state of world economics in the late Twentieth Century. Thurow predicts the future of capitalism based upon recent trends in ...
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Oceanic Crust Shield Volcanoes
1,426 wordsVolcanoes Since the beginning of times, volcanoes were something that attracted human attention. Our ancestors often thought of volcanoes as places that powerful gods chose to make their home and they werent far from the truth. Volcano is a powerful exhibition of the might possessed by natural forces and the results of awakening such forces are often devastating. Today, volcanoes are a well-explored natural occurrence and theres even a science, called volcanology, which investigates this phenome...
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Tectonic Plates Fossil Fuels
2,872 wordsGEOGRAPHY ESSAY Thailand and Japan are two countries situated in the Australian, Asian and Pacific (A. A. P) region. There are many similarities and differences in their physical and human geographies. Japan is an archipelago of 3900 mountainous islands with a total land size of 377 835 km 2. Located in East Asia along the Pacific Ring of Fire Japan ranges from North 50 30 I to 210 and East 970 3 I to 1030 3 I. In contrast, Thailand is a larger country with a total landmass of 511 770 km 2. It i...
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San Andreas Fault Surface Of The Earth
2,516 wordsBenjamin Earthquake Earthquake Design Benjamin Mall Geology is the study of the earths landmasses. The earth is constantly changing. These changes are to slow for one person to see in his or her lifetime. Forces cause different things to happen on the surface of the earth. Such as mountains growing and eroding. The earth is broken down into layers lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. The lithosphere is the dense, solid layer that surrounds they earth. Which we call the ground. Scientists be...
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San Andreas Fault Surface Of The Earth
2,606 wordsGeology is the study of the earths landmasses. The earth is constantly changing. Often changes are to slow to be able to see them in a human lifetime. Forces cause different things to happen on the surface of the earth (Such as Mountains growing and eroding). Scientists believe that the earth was formed by very dense elements such as iron and nickel which are in the core of the earth. The earths crust covers the mantle. The crust is made up of over two thousand different compounds called mineral...
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Tectonic Plates Iron Ore
1,342 wordsThailand Japan And Thailand Thailand and Japan are two countries situated in the Australian, Asian and Pacific (A. A. P) region. There are many similarities and differences in their physical and human geographies. Japan is an archipelago of 3900 mountainous islands with a total land size of 377 835 km 2. Located in East Asia along the Pacific Ring of Fire Japan ranges from North 50 30 I to 210 and East 970 3 I to 1030 3 I. In contrast, Thailand is a larger country with a total landmass of 511 77...
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Tectonic Plates Red Planet
674 wordsA momentous occasion has been bestowed upon us. The Mars Polar Lander will try to reach its destination of Mars? southern polar ice cap. The Lander was presumed to touch down on Friday December 3, 1999. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 on January 3, 1999 and hopefully it has finally reached the surfaces of Mars. This mission is worth $ 327. 6 million total for both orbiter and Lander (not including Deep Space 2). Those figures come from $ 193. 1 milli...
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