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Predicting earthquakes would enable people to prepare for them. As with any natural disaster it is best to come into the situation prepared. Would you rather your stove caught fire at midnight while you were asleep or would you rather that it caught fire while you were holding a fire extinguisher standing directly in front of it? Areas that have frequent earthquakes (like Alaska ad California) are built to withstand normal earthquakes and cause minimal damage in a large earthquake. Places that rarely get earthquakes however are built with little regard to earthquakes as they are so uncommon. In Texas for example there are many "spaghetti roads" that loop through the sky and intertwine. If these road systems were built somewhere like Alaska they would probably collapse within 5 years of their construction if they were ever even finished. The Alaska pipeline is built to withstand sudden horizontal movement of more than 30 feet if a fault were to horizontally split open beneath one section of it (ground on one side of fault moving quickly East, ground on the other side moving quickly West for example)
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∙ 9y agobecause earthquakes with higher Richter values, have aftermaths. usually tsunami, high waves etc . they also calculate that for geographical reasons about study of movement of earth plates.
so they breiffly know when the next one will uccure and tell most people to evacuate
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∙ 11y agobecause potatoes are yellow
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∙ 12y agoThey shouldn't.
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seismologists warn people about where some earthquake might happen in the future.they can also warn people when earthquake happen under the ocean
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What is the study of waves from earthquakes has helped scientists understand the interior layers?
siesmology
Do you need a fault line to have an earthquake?
Not necessarily, some of the most destructive earthquakes happen away from fautlines as people do not have the necessary precautions. Though almost all earthquakes happen at or near a faultline.
What year month or day does an earthquake happen?
There is no specific pattern to earthquakes. If there was - we would be able to predict their happening and take necessary precautions.
Do they have earthquakes in Belize?
no belize does not have earthquakes
What is the name given to people who predict earthquakes?
Active faults generate earthquakes. Geologists study them to better understand where and when future earthquakes will occur.Geologists study faults to better understand where large earthquakes originate. The Earth's plates are constantly moving, but most faults are motionless, locked by friction, until the day when the force on the fault builds up enough to overcome the resistance. When that happens, the rocks on either side of the fault lurch into motion, releasing pent-up energy in an earthquake. Most earthquakes are so small that special instruments are needed to detect them, but a few release huge amounts of energy, causing widespread destruction. During most earthquakes, fault motion stays below the Earth's surface, but in large earthquakes, fault motion may break through to the surface, offsetting rocks and sediments, as well as anything built on the fault, as much as ten feet or more.
What is the study of waves from earthquakes has helped scientists understand the interior layers?
siesmology
Is earthquake insurance necessary for North Carolina?
No, earthquakes in North Carolina are extremely rare.
Is auto insurance in california higher because of the risk of earthquakes?
"Sadly, yes I have come to understand that it is due to the risks associated with earthquakes. Earthquakes can cause many different problems on the roads which in turn can injury you or your car while driving."
Why do scientists study volcanoes and earthquakes?
Scientists study volcanoes an earthquakes in order to better understand them and therefore help predict potential dangers. There is also the matter of simple human curiosity.
Why tuition is not necessary for good grades?
No.it's not necessary to take tution for good result.the topic you can't understand, ask about your friend or classmate.If he know about that you can easily understand that topic.
Do you need a fault line to have an earthquake?
Not necessarily, some of the most destructive earthquakes happen away from fautlines as people do not have the necessary precautions. Though almost all earthquakes happen at or near a faultline.
What are the roles of ancient Greek gods?
they were used to explain things they didnt understand such as earthquakes they believed earthquakes happened when poseidon was mad, or storms when zeus needed more people to pray to him or he is mad.
Why do people not understand earthquakes?
We do. We understand they are caused by plate tectonics. When the Earth's plates move or shift they grind up against each other, causing an earthquake or, if it is in the sea, a tsunami.
Does Uranus have earthquake?
uranus is a gas giant. Gas giants lack the tectonic plates (rocky plates floating on top of a molten core) necessary to have earthquakes. Only rocky planets which have tectonic plates can have earthquakes.
How do earthquakes stop?
They stop naturally, when the shockwaves subside. To understand why earthquakes stop it is necessary to understand what causes earthquakes to start in the first place! So here's a bit of background... Earthquakes are most commonly caused by stress in the earth's crust causing it to change shape or deform. This deformation or change in shape is more correctly known as strain and causes energy to be stored in the deformed rocks (known as elastic strain or elastic potential energy). When the stress becomes larger than the strength of the rockmass around the fault zone (a fault zone can be thought of very simply as a crack in the earth's crust) the fault ruptures or moves releasing the stored elastic strain energy as seismic waves. Once all the stored energy has been dissipated (or released then the earthquake (and aftershocks) will stop.
What are the phenomena that result from characterictics of earth layers?
if i understand the question corectly then here are some ideas volcanic activity earthquakes tsunami(caused by earthquakes commonly) and im not sure about this but i think hotsprings may be linked somehow
How do scientists track tectonic plate movement?
It helps to predict earthquakes, to understand the origin of things, to understand and predict volcanic activity, to predict where some mineral deposits may be found, to understand prehistoric life; the list goes on...
