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This Website will explain how and why earthquakes occur and three different effects on
the earth DIVERGENT: CONVERGENT : TRANSFORM and it will also have some interesting Facts
the earth DIVERGENT: CONVERGENT : TRANSFORM and it will also have some interesting Facts
How &Why Earthquakes Occur?
Right Now you think your standing on the ground and that that is the only layer of the earth,but be amazed underneath you is a these things called the tectonic plates they are like the bones of your body if one cracks or breaks it will change the way the earth is formed (your body looks) and will make devastating consequences (ending up in hospital)
When the tectonic plates move against each other then that means that the earth will be affected because after all that pressure and energy is released then it will reach the surface of the earth making us rumble and quake
MEANING OF EARTHQUAKE:
When the Earth quakes
When the tectonic plates move against each other then that means that the earth will be affected because after all that pressure and energy is released then it will reach the surface of the earth making us rumble and quake
MEANING OF EARTHQUAKE:
When the Earth quakes
Divergent Boundaries :
When The Earth Creates A Divergent Boundary then that means when two plates have horizontal movements and rift apart from each other in opposite directions.
Convergent Boundaries!
Convergent Boundaries are when two plates push against each other and in result one plate ends up above the other however whilst causing havoc amongst many these plate formations can be useful as they can create BEAUTIFUL Natural Landmarks such as the Himalayan Mountains!
Transform Faults !
Transform Faults are very similar to Divergent Boundaries Except instead of things falling downwards in opposite directions it they face opposite directions and turn and pull their forces in different directions,as shown above in the picture
Interesting Facts!
- In Hindu mythology, Earth is held in place by eight gigantic elephants, all balanced on the back of turtle, which itself stands on the coils of a snake. If any of these animals shift or move, an earthquake occurs
- In Japan mythology, a giant catfish called Namazu is responsible for earthquakes.
- In ancient Greece, people believed that the god of the sea, Poseidon, caused earthquakes. When he was angry, Poseidon would strike the ground with his trident and set off an earthquake. His unpredictable, violent behavior earned him the nickname “Earth-Shaker.”
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