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Are shallow earthquakes more destructive than deeper earthquakes of the same intensity?
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∙ 7y ago
Earthquakes that happen in shallow water cause tsunami and other side affects like landslides.
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Where do shallow earthquakes take place?
They take place between the crust and mantle. They are shallow because the tectonic plates move, and when they move past each other it is like rubbing your hands against one another with something sticky on them, eventually one just snaps and that is what creates the shallow quakes.
Is there more oxygen in shallow water then deep water?
No. There is more oxygen in deeper water.
Do deep earthquakes refer to earthquakes deeper than 700 km?
No, the rocks in the earth at that depth are too rigid and plastic-like to store the amount of stress needed for an earthquake to occur.
How are ocean swells different from whitecaps?
Swells happen in deeper water. White caps form when it hits shallow water and the waves start to fall over each other.
Why does the height of a wave change as it approaches shore?
When a deep-water pressure wave, such as a tsunami, caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, reaches the continental shelf, it compresses the pressure wave created. When the water gets more shallow, the wave height increases; This is simple physics: the speed of the wave actually slows as it enters shallower water. This slowing causes the wave length to shorten, but the kinetic energy contained in the pressure wave doesn't decrease. Thus the peaks get taller and the troughs get deeper.
What are South America describe the pattern of Earthquake depth from west to east along line AB?
Towards the west, earthquakes are shallow. But, as you go to the east you can see that the earthquakes proceed to deeper.
Where do shallow earthquakes take place?
They take place between the crust and mantle. They are shallow because the tectonic plates move, and when they move past each other it is like rubbing your hands against one another with something sticky on them, eventually one just snaps and that is what creates the shallow quakes.
4 At what type of plate boundary do you find most deep-focus earthquakes?
The most deep focused earthquakes would be found at transform boundaries. The shallow focused earthquakes would be found at Divergent boundaries. And the intermediate focused earthquakes would be found at Convergent boundaries. By: A ninth grader.
What would you feel more a deeper Earthquake or a shallow Earthquake?
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What happens to the mantle rock as you go deeper into the mantle?
earthquakes and volcanoes
Do deep focus earthquakes occur as a plate moves deeper into the mantle?
yes they do
Is there more oxygen in shallow water then deep water?
No. There is more oxygen in deeper water.
Produced as a plate moves deeper into the mantle?
Trench.um no it is actually earthquakes and volcanoes... your welcome;)
How serious will waves be in an 8x75 foot lap pool with straight sides?
The wave size will be reduced the deeper you make the pool. Deeper = less waves.........shallow=more waves
What are chrome reverse wheels?
Standard rims have a shallow side and a deeper side. The deeper side is the side that goes over the drums or calipers. When the rim is reversed the deep side faces out.
Do deep earthquakes refer to earthquakes deeper than 700 km?
No, the rocks in the earth at that depth are too rigid and plastic-like to store the amount of stress needed for an earthquake to occur.
The shallow portion of the seabed bordering most continents and terminating in a slope which desecends steeply into deeper water is?
This region is known as the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping area of land between the shoreline and the deep ocean. The continental shelf is rich in marine life and is an important area for commercial fishing and oil exploration.
