<span>Because the sun is stronger near the equator due to the Earth's axis, equatorial waters are heated more than polar waters. It's due to convection.</span>
The answer would be C) Intensity. This is because intensity is the measure of the strength and amount of shaking produced by an earthquake. This can be mistaken for magnitude, but magnitude measures the amount of energy released at the source of the earthquake. Hope this helps and have a great day!
<span>Small jagged pieces of rocks, minerals, and volcanic glass the size of sand and silt (less than 2 millimeters (1/12 inch) in diameter) erupted by a volcano are called volcanic ash. Very small ash particles can be less than 0.001 millimeters (1/25,000th of an inch) across.</span>
<span>-- There are four of them, spread over several hundred miles of ocean.
-- Together, they form the last British Overseas Territory.
-- Their TOTAL area is about 47 square kilometers (18 square miles).
-- Only Pitcairn, the second largest one, is inhabited. In 2013,
its total population was 56 .
-- The island is inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers
and the Tahitians who landed there with them (in 1789).
-- Fletcher Christian was the officer who led the mutiny, and almost all of
the 56 current residents are members of families named Christian.
-- Pitcairn is the national jurisdiction (nation) with the smallest population
in the world.</span>
