Feb Major Events -Delhi emerged as worst place in terms of key parameters of environment in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).Delhi was ranked at number 32. -Sugata Mitra was awarded the million-dollar TED Prize for pursuing his idea for building the schools in the Internet. -Anupam Kher‚ the veteran Bollywood actor was awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles. -The Government of Japan nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for the designation of next governor of the Central Bank
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What is Volcanic Eruption? A volcano can be simply defined as a rupture or an opening on the crust of a planet like earth. This opening allows hot ash‚ molten rock and gases to blow off from the underground spaces. Volcanoes generally acquire shape of a mountain. Volcanoes are usually found at places where tectonic plates get converged or diverged. But there existence at a particular place depends upon many environmental and geological factors. Volcanoes can also occur at a place because of
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from Vulcano came from Vulcan’s forge as he beat out thunderbolts for Jupiter‚ king of the gods‚ and weapons for Mars‚ the god of war. 2. What is the difference between magma and lava? •Molten rock below the surface of the Earth that rises in volcanic vents is known as magma‚ but after it erupts from a volcano it is called lava 3. What are the main types of volcanoes? •cinder cones‚ composite volcanoes‚ shield volcanoes‚ and lava domes. 4. The Hawaiian Islands are what type of volcano
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The History of plate tectonics Before the plate tectonics revolution of the 1960’s geographers had a very basic understanding of global geological phenomena’s. while there had been many theory’s put fort that were used to try and explain these phenomena’s none had been completely successful till finally In the 1960’s The theory of plate tectonics was put forth. It was truly a unifying concept as it helps us to explain and finally understand many different aspects of geography such as the geography
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The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into many different pieces separated by jagged cracks. These are called the tectonic plates. They are in slow‚ constant motion pushed by the convection currents in Earth’s asthenosphere. This theory explains the process of sea floor spreading at mid-ocean ridges‚ and subduction at deep ocean trenches. It was proposed by J. Tuzo Wilson in 1965. He combined the discoveries of Harry Hess and Alfred Wegner to support this
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Week 2 Plate Tectonics Paper General Questions - General General Questions Imagine you are the Director of Earthquake Preparedness for Los Angeles and have been tasked with writing a press release educating the public on earthquake preparedness. Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word press release that includes the following information: · Descriptions of hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles · Origin and causes of earthquakes · Relation of earthquakes to plate tectonics
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Abstract Energy is an important part of our everyday lives. Energy can come in many different types‚ and forms it can be used for many different purposes. Energy has many different usages and can be converted from one form of usage to another form of usage depending on what the need is. One form of energy conversion is the use of food to supply people’s bodies with energy. Another form of energy is how coal is converted into electricity. Fuel is another form of energy that can be used
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preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? (40 marks) A volcanic hazard is a situation that poses a threat to life‚ the environment‚ and infrastructure after a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes are formed at various plate boundaries‚ such as at mid oceanic ridges where plates are moving apart‚ for example at the Mid Atlantic ridge. They also occur on or near subduction zones. The ‘ring of fire’ tends to be where the most violent volcanic activity occurs. The scale of destruction a
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What are Earthquakes? The actual defining of a earthquake is: A sudden and violent shaking of the ground‚ sometimes causing great destruction‚ as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action. Basically what its saying is that when a tectonic plate slips past another and when that happens its called a fault or fault plane‚ but when a earthquake happens it has been proven that it can deform the earths crust permanently. Something interesting is
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of volcanic hazards? Volcanic activity happens across the surface of the globe and naturally hazards occur too. It can be said that it’s easier to predict an event than prevent it‚ however prediction does have a positive impact on the effects of a volcanic hazard. Firstly‚ the extent to which preparation and planning can decrease effects can only be done by prediction. There are numerous ways in which volcanoes can be monitored
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