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Why should people living in coastal areas shift to nearby raised ground after an earthquake?
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Earthquakes is coastal areas can trigger tsunamis, which can violently flood low-lying areas.
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What are the benefits of using earthquake detection methods?
It can detect that there is an earthquake nearby and it force also, this way it can help a lot of people to evacuate.
Groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma can spray from the ground under preasure forms what?
A geyser may form from ground water heated by magma.
Are volcanoes formed by earthquakes?
While earthquakes and volcanoes sometimes go together, a volcano is not formed by an earthquake. It would be more correct to say that the volcano caused the earthquake. One of the signs of an impending volcanic eruption is a series of earthquakes, because the movement of the magma underground often shakes the ground nearby.
What is the process in which shaking causes soil to act like a liquid?
Violent shaking can cause certain soils to flow. The shaking results from a nearby earthquake.
The cause of volcanic activity?
Hot springs and Geysers. A geyser is a foundation of water and steam that erupts from the ground. A hot spring forms when groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool.
How does the siesmograph work?
A seismograph operates on the movement of the ground during an earthquake. It is sensitive enough to record the movement of a truck nearby.
What are the benefits of using earthquake detection methods?
It can detect that there is an earthquake nearby and it force also, this way it can help a lot of people to evacuate.
What nearby state felt the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
The quake was felt in Nevada.
How a change in a temperature of an ocean current might affect the climate of a nearby coastal area?
Penice
Which type of seismic waves will reach a nearby city first when an earthquake occurs?
Primary and secondary waves.
Are there going to be an earthquake on Saturday?
On any particular day there will probably be an earthquake, or several, somewhere in the world. Most will not be notice by the people who are nearby, and none can be predicted with any useful accuracy.
Did the scientists expected that the earthquake hit in pacific ocean nearby northeast in 2011?
Seriously, I really do not know if they expected or not.
How would life in the coastal plain differ from life in the interior of the Arabian peninsula?
the innermost parts are desert so not much vegetation grows. Though the coastal plain has nearby watr to help plant growth.
How would life in the coastal plain differ from the life in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula?
the innermost parts are desert so not much vegetation grows. Though the coastal plain has nearby watr to help plant growth.
How would life in the coastal plains differ from life in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula?
the innermost parts are desert so not much vegetation grows. Though the coastal plain has nearby watr to help plant growth.
Living near a river?
Actually, I'm living far away from a river. I may have a creek nearby. Will that suffice?
Does Great Barrier Reef have internet connection?
The reef itself doesn't have internet connection because it is water however the nearby coastal areas do.
