'Small earthquakes' diaporamas de présentation

EARTHQUAKE

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Earthquake Predictibility, Forcasting and Early Warning

Earthquake Predictibility, Forcasting and Early Warning. Bill Menke October 18, 2005. Summary. Are long-term predictions of earthquakes possible? Are short short-term (or intermediate term) predictions of earthquakes possible? Can specific earthquakes be forecast?

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Earth Science 8.1 Earthquakes

Earth Science 8.1 Earthquakes. Earthquakes. Earthquakes. Each year more than 30,000 earthquakes happen worldwide. Most are minor and do very little damage. Only about 100 major earthquakes happen each year on the average.

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Chapter 3 Lesson 3

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Volcanoes

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Oil Transportation and Fracking

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What are Earthquakes?

What are Earthquakes?. A sudden motion or shaking in the Earth caused by the abrupt release of slowly accumulated strain. Usually associated with faulting or breaking of rocks Continuing adjustment of position results in aftershocks. What is the Elastic Rebound Theory ?.

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Preserving Rule of Law Through Preserving Civil Society

Preserving Rule of Law Through Preserving Civil Society. Edward P. Richards, JD, MPH Director , Program in Law, Science, and Public Health LSU Law School richards@lsu.edu http :// biotech.law.lsu.edu http :// ssrn.com/author=222637. Basic enforcement of criminal law

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Haiti Earthquake 2010

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Earthquakes

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Comments on physical simulator models

Comments on physical simulator models. David D. Jackson, UCLA. Forecast capabilities. Statistical distributions of earthquakes on prespecified faults Magnitude frequency Temporal (recurrence) for initiation, participation, and combinations Spatial

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Plate Tectonics

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Eruptions!

Eruptions!. What comes out of volcanoes? . Lava Rock fragments Ash Blocks. How does an eruption happen?. Magma is made of silicon and oxygen. Magma is also made up of gases. 1.) Gases in the magma begin to expand 2.) Gases have no where to escape 3.) Pressure builds up

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Lithosphere

Lithosphere The Lithosphere is the outer shell of the Earth including the crust and the upper mantle. It is composed of brittle rock. The lithosphere is broken into the tectonic plates. The plates or chunks of crust, drift about on the magma in the mantle below.

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