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An earthquake
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Why are earthquakes so powerful?
When the plates of stone or brick are pushing against each other for a moment they dont move. After a while the pressure between the bricks become to strong and there is a sudden jolt. This sudden jolt releases a large amount of energy that creates a large amount of destruction. The miss placement of soil is also very destructive to buildings, such as Haiti Earthquake.
Is a earthquake destructive?
because it shakes the world and knocks everything over.
Can you get powers if you survived lightning?
Lightning kills about 100 people in the US each year, and injures about 1000. So you have 10 chances in 11 (or about 91%) of surviving being struck by lightning. The maladies that a lightning strike to the body are varied and can last the rest of the lifetime.
Why did the Kobe earthquake happen?
The earthquake of Kobe occurred at 5.46 am, on Tuesday January 17th, 1995. the earthquake was caused by a destructive plate boundary; the much denser oceanic Philippine plate was forced underneath the less dense continental Eurasian plate causing a build up of a high amount of pressure in the earth's crust. Once that pressure is released then earthquakes occur like the one in Kobe.The earthquake was caused by two of three tectonic plates colliding due to stress in the crust. The country wasn't prepared so this led to even more drastic damage to the large port and town of Kobe. 5000 people were killed in a 20 second earthquake this shows that all contras need to prepare for the worst if thy are at least a 45% chance of having an earthquake.The names of these plates are The Eurasian Plate, the Philippines Plate, and the pacific plate. The earthquake was caused by the pacificplate slipping under the philippines plate, however when the friction becomes to great, the pressure continues to build and one big push hgappens to overcome the friction this jolt is wwhat the earthquake is.As you know that earthquakes are natural hazards, which occur on plate margins. Earthquakes are the result of plate movements. The strain builds up along the fault line between two plates until they move causing earthquakes. Japan is at a high risk to earthquakes. Unfortunately it lies above a destructive plate margin. Kobe is located above where the Philippines crust (oceanic crust) and the Eurasian crust (continental crust) meet. It was along this fault that the caused the earthquake that hit Kobe.The Philippine plate went beneath the Eurasian plate (due to it's higher density) at a destructive plate boundryThis caused serious tension to build upWhen the pressure was released the earthquake occured.The focus of the earthquake was within 20 km of Down town KobeThe epicenter of the earthquake was on Awaji Island, around 20 kilometers south of Kobe.
Describe an earth quake?
You may hear a loud jumbled and rumbling noise, and this may be followed a few seconds later by a distinct jolt or shaking.If it is a deep earthquake (greater than a few tens of km), then a discrete jolt may be felt, but without any great shaking afterwards. The focus of deep earthquakes may be many hundreds of km deep, and seldom cause any great damage.Shallow earthquakes are the damaging ones, for they send distinct waves across the surface of the earth, and these shake structures quite vigorously. These are usually less than 60km deep. The Feb 2011 earthquake at Christchurch had peak accelerations greater than 2g! Even well constructed modern buildings are not designed to withstand these events. Additionally, the ground structure may resonate (in the same way a bell will resonate for a few seconds after it is struck), and this may last up to some tens of seconds. The ground may also liquefy and produce fountaining which can last for many hours.You will be frightened. Your best short run protection is to scramble under a table, and to draw your legs up. The smaller you are, the less you are likely to be struck by falling masonry or building contents.Some earthquakes are very slow (rarely) - frequencies below 1Hz, and these are quite unsettling, but are less likely to cause damage.
What rhymes with Walt?
Salt, malt, halt, jolt, fault, bolt, volt,
Can you make a short story with these words debris devastation upheaval revolution shuddered jolt impact undulating susceptible fault?
yes you can i did its very easy
What is a antonyms for jolt?
the opposite of jolt is mad
What does JOLT stand for?
A "jolt" is a sharp bump.
Is jolt is a verb or noun?
The word jolt is both a verb (jolt, jolts, jolting, jolted) and a noun (jolt, jolts).Example uses:Don't jolt grandma's furniture, her glass figurines are very expensive. (verb)Seeing Richard with his old girlfriend gave her quite a jolt. (noun)
Is a jolt a noun?
Yes, the word 'jolt' is both a noun and a verb. Examples: Noun: The news gave me a jolt. Verb: When the students look bored, jolt them with a joke.
What is sentence for jolt?
Capital punishment delivers many murderers last jolt. I could really go for another jolt of coffee. This morning's news gave me quite a jolt.
Does Jolt live in Transformers 3?
Jolt is not in Transfromers 3
Does Jolt fly a plane in Transformers 3?
Jolt is not in Transformers 3
When was The Jolt created?
The Jolt was created in 1976.
How do you say injeção de ânimo in English?
A jolt or, a jolt of energy.
When was Jolt Online Gaming created?
Jolt Online Gaming was created in 1999.
