I have to say I do agree with the map showing and explaining why certain natural occurrences, tracking these natural disasters does indeed make them more predictable. One other occurrence we can draw conclusions to is the earthquake that struck Hati in 2010, with a magnitude of 7.0. Concurrently Hati is a landmass that also is marked on…[Read more]

1b. Volcanoes are found on the Pacific, North American, South American, African, and Australian plates. Each plate has a contribution to the overall map. The North American and South American plate boundaries are covered by volcanoes with a concentration on the western boundary. The A…[Read more]

1. The Volcanoes are not present on all boundaries, they are located on the boundaries where the land meets the plate boundaries mostly, as well as they are spread out throughout landmasses mostly.
2. Volcanoes for the most part is located close to the plate boundary; they occur in a non-linear pattern which occurs along most of the plate…

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No, volcanoes are not present at all boundaries.

Volcanoes form mostly at the boundaries of the earth’s tectonic plate.

V1– very few volcanoes

V2– few volcanoes

V3– large number of volcanoes

Earthquake boundaries:

Earthquake are present in mostly all boundaries.

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A.No

B.Many volcanoes form at the boundaries of tectonic plates.

C. V1-Australian plate and Indian plate- total lack of volcanoes

V2- North American plate- few are exist on the West coast in linear pattern.

V3-Pacific plate-a large number of volcanoes are expected.

Earthquake boundaries

A.Most of them

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V1-few to volcanoes V2- some volcanoes V3-a lot of volcanoes V4- volcano not on boundary

Earthquake boundaries

E1-  Little or no earthquakes E2-Some earthquakes E3-High concentration of earthquakes E4- Earthquakes not on boundary

Elevation

T1- Elevation on plate boundary T2- Trench on plate boundary

Seafloor age

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Take some time to compare your boundary classifications with those provided by others in your group and begin thinking about how you could condense these into a single classification system in which each boundary is associated with a specific pattern of earthquakes, volcanoes, to…[Read more]

Now that you have made and recorded your observations, write a brief summary to share your boundary classifications with your group. Your post should include 4 sets of classifications, one for each map, i.e., the V, E, T, and S boundaries. If you had lingering questions or ob…[Read more]

Your experiment and the conclusion you provided was very insightful. The way you conducted the experiment with the ice cube was very interesting. You concluded you experiment saying  it was the pressure that melted the ice instead of the heat which then made the ice slippery. Have you come across new research articles that stated…[Read more]

I never took notice of how snow crunched, it is interesting that you mention that what we’re hearing is a combination of the crystals breaking and the air getting pushed out of the snow we are also stepping on. Would this also explain the sounds we hear as were sledding down a mountain or maybe the sounds we are hearing when ice…[Read more]

Your research seems to be unfortunately true, car batteries have a current rating when the battery is cold, this is also known as the cold starting amps that the battery can deliver to the starter to turn over the car. When the temperature is below normal temperatures for the battery, the amount of cold starting amps that the car battery…[Read more]

Joseph,

We have been seeing a lot of snow this past week in New York. Last week while I was on my way to get some groceries I had a question about why does snow crunch when we step on it. Its always fun playing in the snow and stepping on it and hearing the crunch sound. I did…[Read more]

I am also very interested in learning about the effects of global warming and the future of emissions and sustainability. While working on a power plant class project as an EIS engineer I got to learn about the harmful emissions by such plants and the importance of emission control. I hope we get to learn about this topic in depth in this…[Read more]

I firmly believe that polluting our soils is polluting our future. Soil pollution is devastating to the environment and has consequences for all forms of life that encounter it. it affects the food we eat, the water we drink, the air. I hope we also get to learn about ways for prevention and control of soil pollution and soil pollution…[Read more]

My major is mechanical engineering /Energy system concentration.

I am from Nepal and have been living in the States for 5 years. My hobbies include swimming, riding bikes, playing basketball or just hanging out with friends, trying new restaurants around the city.

I chose…[Read more]

When I was going for a walk, I noticed that most trees were shedding at least a little bark. This led me to wonder why. I noticed that that (depending on the tree), the bark that was peeling off was darker than the parts that weren’t peeling off. I also noticed that it was drier, and often flakier than the rest of the…[Read more]

I agree that soil pollution is an important issue, especially the effects it has on the ecosystem. I’m sure this class will introduce and better equip us in understanding how to lower pollution for future generations.

Joseph

Glad to see that you’re also interested in cars and planes! It will be great to understand energy processes in the earth and think about how we can apply them in an engineering sense.

Joseph

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I agree the environment is the center of life on earth, it partially why I got into engineering in the first place and I’m glad to see that we share the same compassion for making the environment cleaner. The pacific garbage patch is one other environmental crisis I concern myself with and I feel as humans we are responsible for solving.…[Read more]

That’s funny that you mention that, I also like working on my own car before I got into college I used to go to a  trade high school where I became an aircraft mechanic. Eventually, this led me into cars which are a growing passion of mine as well, I’m glad to see you share the same passion!

Nick,

Hey, my name is Nicolas Mateus, I typically like to go by nick or Nico.

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I am a mechanical engineering major and my major area of study that I would consider my niche is engine development and powerplant designs. Basically is a subcategory of transportation engineering…

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Kayla Hernandez wrote:1- Hello everyone! My name is Kayla (she/her/hers), no nicknames for me.

My bad, I meant to edit the post before I published but I didn’t save it. I’m hoping that through this course I am able to form a better understanding of the general concepts and topics discussed in Earth Systems Science to help further on in my career…[Read more]