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Where do a lot of earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur on active fault lines such as the San Andreas fault in California. Most fault lines are under water but some come above water, such as the San Andreas fault in San Francisco and the fault line in Iceland. The San Andreas fault caused the great fire in San Francisco.
An important factor that organisms must contend with in stream systems is?
moving water
Which force of erosion is the most important?
The most important and strongest force of erosion is Water.
Moving water was the most important factor in forming what?
The Grand Canyon
What is the most important factor in water moving up a tree?
Capillary action.
What are the weather conditions that causes the tsunamis?
Tsunamis are not weather related. They are caused by an underwater fault that moves the water. It has to be a strong quake to create a tsunami. The new movie San Andreas shows one wiping out San Francisco, but this could never really happen. The fault San Francisco sits on is a land fault and it could never create a tsunami.
Why is it dangerous to live near the San Andreas Fault?
It is dangerous to live near the San Andreas Fault because the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate create a fault. A fault is the boundary between two plates. The San Andreas Fault causes multiple earthquakes due to it being a strike-slip fault. That is when two plates are grinding against each other and moving in different directions. Earthquakes often also cause major tsunamis that effect vast areas around it.
How is the San Andreas Fault explained by the theory of plate tectonics?
The Transform Boundary (or Strike-Slip Fault) is caused by two plates pushing against each other. Few actually occur on land, most happen on the seafloor. Transform boundaries often create split stream beds, with the water flowing off in different directions, or valleys where the rocks have been ground up by the sliding plates. Many earthquakes are caused by Transform Boundaries' movement, although most are quite shallow. The San Andreas Fault, running through two-thirds of California, is one of the few transform boundaries found on land. It has a length of 1300km and in some areas is tens of kilometres wide, moving approximately 5cm per year. For the last 10 million years, the North American and Pacific plates have been sliding against each other, forming the San Andreas Fault. It separates two diverging boundaries; the East Pacific Rise and the Juan de Fuca.
What conclusion can you draw about the speed of moving water?
Moving water can vary in speed depending on different factors such as gradient, volume, and channel characteristics. Faster-moving water typically has more erosive power and can carry larger sediment particles, while slower-moving water is more likely to deposit sediment. It is important to consider these factors when studying the speed of moving water in a particular environment.
What is the most important thing to remember about steering a personal water craft?
the most important thing to remember about steering pwc is to keep the craft moving through the water
How does the San Andreas fault work to cause earthquakes?
Poo. :) Joking, just google it, Yahoo Answers has good answers about it Example: San Andreas is a transform fault with two plates sliding past each other. There is also a large bend in the fault (around the LA area). Basically, since these are large rocky plates and not water or something else slippery, they get stuck and tension builds up. When that tension is released as the plates slip, you get an earthquake. The bend makes it more difficult for the plates to slide past each other, which creates more tension, which is why there is such potential for the "big one."
Are rivers fault lines?
No, rivers and fault lines are two different geological features. Rivers are bodies of water that flow across the landscape, while fault lines are fractures in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred. Rivers can sometimes follow or be influenced by fault lines, but they are not the same thing.
