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tectonic plate boundary zones, or even along mid-oceanic ridges (Pidwirny). Small earthquakes can be caused by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments (Science Daily). Sun and moon cause tremors by creating tides in Earth 's crust (Live Science Staff). When plates squeeze or stretch, huge rocks shift making faults and causing earthquakes ("Earthquakes"). Faults are where rocks slide past each other and cause a crack ("Earthquakes"). Faults have been the result…

INTRODUCTION In the world 17% of the total electrical energy is generated by nuclear energy, but with the creation of nuclear energy produced many concerns for the surrounding environment. Nuclear waste is produced in different forms with different chemical and physical properties. This waste may be: • In the form of gas emitted from radioactive materials • In the form of liquid excreted from many research fields • In the form of solid ranging from glassware of hospitals and contaminated trash…

The very subject matter of war is not easy to digest, especially when you experience the gruesome, honest and heartbreaking tales from the perspectives of various eyes throughout Tony Barnstone’s Tongue of War. Throughout his collection, readers experience a raw honesty that is nothing like they have encountered before and that makes the discussion that more interesting as we course the emotions and thoughts Barnstone created within his audience page after page. However, the experience of a poem…

When scientists entered the Galapagos Rift they found a variation in temperature that changed drastically. The data collected by researchers revealed temperatures fluctuating between 320F to 7500F, within a relatively short distance (NOAA). Not only high temperatures were registered, but a complete ecosystem was surrounded by a unique marine life capable of surviving the extreme conditions. Since then, not just the ocean floor has been part of the scientist 's investigation; but the marine…

For many years man have used hydraulic fracturing in order to stimulate the flow of natural resources in the earth's crust to process them into a useable supply for our everyday needs. The United States is currently known as the number one leading nation with the most natural gas resources due to hydraulic fracturing being a native technology. Although the thought behind this activity was to further our lives, this drilling practice has raised some questions among society with its potential…

Following the best ever recipe of New York-style cheesecake, for the crust, must prepare 12 graham crackers. It is the best cracker brand for making dessert because of texture and shape, 6 tablespoons butter, and 2 tablespoons sugar. And for the cake, must prepare 3 ½ pounds (seven 8-ounce packages) cream cheese at room temperature…

tides. The earth's nearby moon is about 2.17 tines as effective as the m ore massive sun in raising tides on the earth, even though the sun exerts a much greater total force on the earth than does the moon. Tides are raised in the earth's solid crust and atmosphere as well as in the oceans. Every body in the universe has some tidal effect. Because gravity tugs on nearby things more strongly than on distant things, the oceans closest to the moon feel the greatest attraction to the moon.…

every Jew during the Holocaust witnessed the death of someone, and the majority of Jews inadvertently killed someone just to stay alive. One quote summed this up perfectly, “And the spectators observed these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread” (101). This is describing a scene when Elie is on a train and spectators are throwing bread on the train, and Jews are fighting and killing over the pieces. This shows just how willing they were to throw away their compassion just so…

To begin there is one piece of crucial information that being;What is is a Fault line? A fault line is a crack in the Earth's crust in which pressure is created in the form of friction, once the rocks break under the pressure a jolt of energy released is and resulting earthquake occurs. Energy released from these geologic phenomenon are measured in a machine called a Richter Scale. The Richter Scale measures seismic waves through the ground after the initial shock in the epicenter of the…

Mt. Fuji is a Basaltic Stratovolcano. This volcano was “Born” from the base of Mt. Komitake about 100,000 years ago. The volcano that is today was formed over 2 generations of volcanic activity turning the “old” Mt. Fuji into the “new” Mt. Fuji. In 1707 was has been the latest eruption, or at least until now. In the 1707 there was an Edo Period, is caused an explosive eruption that created the Hoei crater and volcanic ash formed a vast volcanic plane to the eastern side of the mountain. Since…