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Why do you get big earthquakes happening in some areas of the world and small earthquakes happening in other parts of the world?
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How is North America separated from other parts of the world?
Becuase rain and earthquakes
What is the 'why' and not the 'how' for earthquakes happening?
Because heat rises from the earth's mantle and creates such pressure that the parts of the crust called tectonic or lithospheric plates move is the reason why earthquakeshappen.
What are the earthquake prone areas in the world?
the reason some parts of the earth are more prone to having earthquakes is because of the fault line the cities are built on.
Is it possible for parts of an island to drop into the sea if an earthquake occurs?
Yes, particularly at areas called subduction zones, earthquakes can cause portions of the ground and sea floor to move up or down. Such movement can result in formerly dry areas becoming submerged. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides.
Earthquakes in England?
England is not that prone to earthquakes. However, there have also been some earthquakes that have caused damage but not as much damage compared to other parts of the world. The largest earthquake that hit the country was in 1931 with a magnitude of 6.1.
What was happening in 1816 in other parts of the country and world that the hoisingtons didn't know about?
Many millions of things were happening. It would be impossible to state them all.
Where is racism not happening?
There are parts of the world where there is little to no racism though they are very hard to pinpoint because usually the country those areas are in have a major problem with it.
Why are earthquakes more likely to happen in some parts of the world than others?
It has to do with stress in the earth's crust. There are more earthquakes where there is more stress. Most of this occurs at the boundaries between the tectonic plates as they slowly grind against each other.
What are earthquakes. How do they occur?
earthquakes happen when sections of the earths crust shift.These shifting parts called plates,are actually pieces of the crust floating on the hot molten interior of the earth. The majority of earthquakes happen along the edges of those plates,and along weak areas of the crust called fault zones
What areas did the Crusades explore?
Jerusalem and other parts of the Middle East
Which parts of the world don't get earthquakes?
Antarctica
IS there anyway to determine what parts of the world are most prone to earthquakes?
earthquakes usually occur on plates' borders. You can look at the pattern of past earthquakes.
