Plate Tectonics Paper Michelle Tillman GLG/220 1/12/15 Jessica Terrien Dunn First and most important hazard is the ground actually shaking. This causes building to be damaged or the ground/foundation to settle different than it was. If the soil is liquefied then the building can actually sink into the ground. This can make the buildings also tip and lean. Los Angeles was built on a myriad of transform faults that include Santa Monica fault‚ the San Fernando fault‚ and Northridge/Santa Barbara fault
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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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This archive file of GLG 220 Week 4 Discussion Questions shows the Solutions to the following problems: DQ 1: 1. How can an observer experience two unequal high tides during a day? 2. What is the composition of sea water? What does salinity mean? 3. Beach erosion is related to natural process such as long shore current. How is beach erosion also related to human activity? 4. How do oceans regulate climate? DQ 2: 1. The Arizona cities of Flagstaff and Phoenix are relatively close to one another
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June 2011 plate tectonics and associated hazards Comment on the extent to which the features shown in the image support the theory of plate tectonics. To begin with we can see that many of the landmasses appear as separated jigsaw pieces with their complementary shaped coastlines. One example of this is how the North Western coastline of Africa could quite easily ‘slot into’ the North Eastern Coastline of America. This suggests that in the history of the Earth‚ these two land masses were once connected
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spreading explain the movement of tectonic plates?! - Sea floor spreading in movement of tectonic plates is called divergent‚ the separation of two plate. This can be proved because magma comes out from the fault of ridge which means plate has open and it’s realising the magma. Other reason‚ if diverging is happening at one point‚ that means converging is happening at other end of plate‚ for example Himalayan mountain range at India and Nepal (converging) and other side of plate that contains India is having
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“Discuss the Extent to which volcanic and seismic activity are evidence for plate tectonic theory” (40) Plate tectonics is the theory that explains the structure and motion of the Earth’s lithosphere. The theory states that the Earth’s crust is split into large sections called tectonic plates‚ and these move relative to one another creating boundaries at which plates converge‚ diverge and move past each other. Alfred Wegener pioneered the theory of continental drift in the early 1900s which he supported
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RAPPEL A L’ORDRE: THE CASE FOR THE TECTONIC Kenneth Frampton Kenneth Frampton’s ‘Rappel a L’Ordre: The Case for the Tectonic’ identifies the issues in relation to the tectonic form‚ his intention is to make architecture step apart of just being part of a scenographic interpretation. The word tectonic is addressed from its different origins but overall referring to carpentry and its evolution into an aspect of poetry and art of construction. Tectonic objects are seen in two different forms;
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identified and accounted for. Explicit costs represent clear‚ obvious outflows from a business that reduce its bottom-line profitability. This contrasts with less-tangible expenses such as goodwill amortization‚ which are not as clear cut regarding their effects on a business’s bottom-line value. Good examples of explicit costs would be items such as wage expense‚ rent or lease costs‚ and the cost of materials that go into the production of goods. With these expenses‚ it is easy to see the source of the cash
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surface or groove that imparts motion to a follower ➢ Cams are very important and frequently occurring elements in many types of machines – especially AUTOMATIC MACHINES ➢ Cams are the heart of such automatic devices as automatic devices as automatic machine tools‚ record changers‚ mechanical calculators‚ cash registers‚ and many other devices. Types of Cams: Motions Used for Cam Followers: ➢ The motion of the follower is of primary interest
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One World: Motion Topic: Write an article that explores how the Physics of Motion is (or can be) used to solve a specific problem in a local or global context. Millions of people everywhere around the world make use of the principles of motion to travel up and down quickly within a tall building. The use of elevators has been around since ancient medieval times since then has grown from being powered by a hoist and winder to electric and hydraulic motors1. An elevator
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