Juan de Fuca Plate

Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, Germany on November 1, 1880. He was a meteorologist (a person who studies the atmosphere and its weather (Meteorology, n.d.)) and geologist (a person who studies about the Earth’s history through rocks, layers of soil, etc. (Geology, n.d.)). In the early twentieth century, Wegener championed the continental drift theory. In 1904, he attended University of Berlin, where is he studied natural sciences also, received his doctorate in…

volcanoes and earthquakes can associated with tectonic plate movements as well. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, “the Ring of Fire is a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.” Most of the Earth 's volcanoes and earthquakes occur around the Pacific Ring of Fire because that is the location of most of the Earth 's subduction zones. Subduction is when a tectonic plate sinks beneath another, and a subduction zone is…

As it stands now, no prominent fault lines put Alberta at risk. This is much unlike other Canadian provinces, such as British Columbia. Hydraulic fracturing should be more closely monitored in British Columbia, specifically in the Juan De Fuca area, or in any area known fault lines exist. Closer to home, geothermal imaging should be used to examine Alberta’s underground for new faults. New seismic tests should be developed to look deeper into the earth’s surface to detect potential weak…