In general, earthquake intensity is greatest in areas underlain by sediment.
When two earthen blocks abruptly slide past one another, it causes an earthquake. Fault or fault plane refers to the area where they slide. An earthquake's severity is quantified by its intensity, which is a number (written as a Roman numeral), which includes consequences on people, structures, and the earth's surface.
There are many different scales, for earthquake measurement but the Rossi-Forel scale and the Modified Mercalli scale are the two that are most frequently used in the US. The amount of soft soil that can be penetrated by seismic waves increases with the depth of the sediment layer above the bedrock. Greater wave size and amplification result from soft soil. To put it simply, the softer and thicker the soil, the higher the shaking or wave amplification.
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You can usually tell the difference between a caldera and crater by studying <span>a feature's size and formation. In terms of size, a caldera is often relatively larger than ordinary craters. A caldera is so big that it causes explosive eruptions. In terms of formation, a caldera is a large depression caused when a magma chamber is emptied. A crater is a bowl-like formation at the top of volcanoes where lava comes out.</span>
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Denmark (Greenland, which is part of Denmark)
Spain (the Canary Islands)
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
<u>ANSWER:</u>
Iceland has taken advantage of its geology to meet its energy needs.
<u>EXPLANATION:</u>
- Iceland is a small island in Europe. The island has the geographic region with volcanoes and lava fields.
- It has taken advantage of its landscapes to generate the energy needed. Iceland generates total energy through renewable sources.
- Geo thermal energy extraction is very common in Iceland. The hot water and the land heat due to its geography has been the source of energy.
The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is an ellipse, not a circle but the ellipse changes shape s<span>ometimes it is almost circular and the Earth stays approximately the same distance from the Sun as it progresses around its orbit.</span>
