Plate tectonics

The collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct in 1989 was a disaster caused by an earthquake. On October 17, 1989 an earth quake occurred around the Santa Cruz bay area. The Cypress Street Viaduct was the first double-decker viaduct in California and it was made in 1955 – 1957 and it cost 100 million dollars. On October 17, 1989, the southern portion of the structure collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, due to ground movement and structural flaws. When in use, the upper and lower tier…

Volcanoes In this documentary, it starts off with the Ring of Fire. This consist of 75% of the world's volcano which is 452. The Ring of Fire is 25,000 miles all around, mostly shaped like a horse shoe. Volcanoes can have different way of how the lava runs. Dr. shows comparing to honey and peanut butter with how the lava can run down the volcano. The lava builds us over the side of the mountain. The doctor also explains that the lava can be very thick that it hold pressure. The pressure…

Why is the Grand Canyon considered a natural wonder? The Grand Canyon is visited by over 5 million people every year. Many people dream of a day to be privileged to see such a beautiful sight. It is one of the most popular of the world 7 natural wonders. It has been recognized as one of these natural wonders because of its enormous size and in addition its beautifully colored landscape. The Grand Canyon is located in the northern part of Arizona in the United States. It is among the biggest…

1. The Earth rotates from the…………………………… a) west towards east b) east towards west c) north towards south d) south towards north 2. The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of………………….. a) 100,800 km/h b) 108,000 km/h c) 152,097,701 km/h d) 147,098,074 km/h 3. Tsunami can be cause of ……………… a) Volcano b) Avalanche c) Tornado d) Earthquake 4. Seasons happen because a) The earth’s axis is inclined by 66½° b) The earth’s revolution around the sun c) The rotation of earth d) United effect of (a) and…

A study into the sexual dimorphism of head length in comparison to body length in the male and female Tenerife Lizard Gallotia galloti Introduction The Canary Islands archipelago is comprised a chain of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The largest of these islands being Tenerife with an area of 2,058km2and is located 270km of the coast of northwest Africa (Thorpe and Baez, 1987). The Tenerife lizard Gallotia galloti are an endemic species to the Canary Islands (Bohórquez-Alonso et al.,…

In 1965, the serpentine rock became California’s state rock; they are abundant in central and northern California. The serpentine rock is a metamorphic rock that forms by the hydration of rocks from the Earth’s mantle; these types of rocks will rise towards the Earth’s surface along fault zones. It can be found in various colors from dark green and brown, to blue with a glossy surface. However, these rocks tend to be slippery and creates a high risk for land slides. Through a series of…

Help!The floor is lava! Being a kid did you ever imagine that the floor was hot, bubbly lava? Well did you ever realize that there is a place on Earth where the floor is actually made of lava? Sounds amazing does it not, well we could visit it we just need your approval. This astounding vista is called Lava Beds National Monument and we should visit it for many reasons. Ok class here you can see the amazing Fern Cave. One reason that we should visit this great wonder is that it will help…

Disaster can be defined as a sudden event such as flooding’s, road accidents or natural catastrophe that cause loss of life or great damage. Earthquake is the seismic event where the earth surface shakes.On 16th September 2015 an 8.4 Richter scale hit Chilean city of Coquimbo. Where two hundred boats were destroyed and thirteen people died, the 8.4 Richter scale earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit Chile this year. Another earthquake hit .while another earthquake hit central Nepal on…

TECTONIC HISTORY The Smackover Formation of Texas is located in the East Texas Basin, in North-East Texas, and is “one of three Mesozoic basins flanking the northern rim of the Gulf Coastal Plain” (Foote et al., 1988, p.3). “Subsidence from rifting and crustal attenuation in addition to subsequent sediment loading results in a maximum of 23,000 feet of subsidence in the center of the basin” ( an idea originally published in Seni and Jackson,1984, quoted from Foote et al., 1988, p.3). The area…

women are last. This has been going on my whole life. I was not trying to test my experiment on this but it just happened to go along with my experiment. I defiantly wanted to see what people’s reactions were when I would take their food off their plates. I have known these people I whole life, some better than others. Before the events start, the men always stand outside the shelter house and talk about the weather and farmer stuff. The women are usually sitting around tables gossiping or…