Plate tectonics

research in the location and a map with roads that I can travel on. There are some necessary terms that I had to become accustomed with. First, I had to learn what classifies as a gravity slide. The term gravity slide is referring to gravity slide tectonics. In comparison to a land slide, gravity slides compose of large slabs of the earth’s crust. In Markgragunt, the believed reason why it slid down was because the geography was mainly composed of heavy basalt that has been layered on top of…

Rogue Waves and Tsunamis: What are rogue waves and tsunamis? Rogue waves are stealthy waves that come out of nowhere. Tsunamis are caused by tectonic plates full of pent-up energy that cause the plates to shift, moving water in the process. Rogue waves and tsunamis have some similarities, but also many differences. Rogue waves stand out and have multiple causes. Rogue waves have a unique appearance. The text, “What are Rogue Waves?”, states “...as high as 100 feet...”(Simmons 58). Rogue waves…

Both 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…

environment would be the movement of tectonic plates that affected biodiversity (7). Zhang et al. (7) pointed out that the formation of mountains from clashing continents caused a shift in weather patterns which resulted in increased nutrients. In his paper he mentioned specifically the formation of the trans-Gondwana mountain range that resulted in an increase in phosphorus from a change in weather patterns. Pages et al. (1) discovered that within these tectonic plate shifts were clues that…

Mount Everest is known as Earth’s tallest mountain located in Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal. It formed by the Indian tectonic plate pushing up against the Asian plate. Everest is 29,035 feet high. The geography of Mount Everest is at the latitude of 27.9881 degrees N. The latitude has an affect on the air circulation, solar intensity, and rainfall. By Mount Everest being located close to 28 degrees N, it has northeast tradewinds; therefore, the surface currents flow clockwise. At times,…

another, without the other they could not occur. If the extinction of the dinosaurs was gradually over millions of years “both process probably played a role”(DinoBuzz). Most scientists do agree that an asteroid was a factor, it’s also acknowledged thaDinosaurs roamed the earth for 163 million years.(Dinosaur Worlds). They thrived as one of the most successful groups of animals in the history of life on land(PBS). Then, 66 million years ago, the last group of dinosaurs disappeared forever;…

Everything that we do on this planet can affect how we will live in the present and future. Throughout the years of developing a better world, we have also destroyed it in the process. As we continue to do our ways of inducing climate change, the outcome of a larger and a lot more dangerous disasters is inevitable. The world we may live in may change for the worst. Climate change is a way of understanding how molecules can affect other molecules differently in an environment. This change can…

The above diagram illustrates the volcanic activity on Venus, it indicates how activity this planet has been and still is. There is no evidence of plate tectonics on Venus along with no long linear volcano chains. There are also no clear subduction zones. Rifts are very common on Venus and they look much like the mid-ocean ridges on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus are much more regional and less organized then here on Earth. Volcanoes on Venus seem to have simple and fewer eruptive styles than the…

western Pacific Ocean to the east of the Mariana Islands near Japan. It is the deepest of the known trenches in the world. This area in which the trench is found is part of the western Pacific system of oceanic trenches. These trenches were caused by tectonic activity of…

Preventive Measures in the 2011 Japanese Earthquake Disaster Summary The 2011 Japanese earthquake followed by the triggered tsunami and nuclear disaster caused severe damage to the country. The three major events cost billions of dollars of damage and the earthquake, rated 9 on the moment magnitude scale, is the largest to ever hit Japan and the fourth largest in the world; more than 10,000 of its people lost their lives. For such an earthquake and tsunami prone country, it was a devastating…