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I personally found the earthquake map as the most interesting one because it was the most accurate in outlining each plate boundary. I was also able to draw a connection between the earthquake map and the volcanoes map because they both tend to occur in similar places.

I think that overall we all had pretty similar classification systems with each map. I really enjoyed looking at the different maps and comparing them to the plate boundaries map because I was able to see how the different maps can somewhat show different plates. I was also able to compare these maps with each other and found that volcanoes and…[Read more]

Overall, as a group, we identified similar patterns across all maps. The Pacific Plate near the Americas, the boundaries in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, and the boundaries of the African and Australian plates are associated with newer seafloors. Earthquakes are stronger along the boundaries of the Pacific, Nazcar, and South American plate…[Read more]

Yes I agree, as a group we all more or less the same observations and classifications for volcanoes, earthquakes, seafloor, and elevations in relation to plate boundaries. The outlines of Earthquakes overlapped consistently with the map of plate boundaries.

Overall, looking at these maps and examining it was a fun experience. Especially with the volcanoes and earthquake maps. I was surprised to see the there were a cluster of volcanoes that lie in the small island of Iceland and I sort of expected to see a line of volcanoes in the area of Japan. The earthquakes were quite interesting as well, with…[Read more]

Given what we’ve been talking about in general, I think our classification system should put less emphasis on topography if it’s harder to find patterns in that. The earthquake map gives some good classifications for general boundaries, and we can certify unique boundaries using the other geologic features.

I felt the same way! The maps were clear-cut and simple to understand. I had to keep on referring to the plate boundaries so that I could get a gist of what is happening sometimes on some maps. The topography map stumped me a bit as well but I was able to see some patterns in the end. It was pretty fun seeing all the different type of maps and how…[Read more]

1a. The volcanoes are not present at all boundaries.

b. The volcanoes occur in clusters, the most clustered ones are the ones around the Pacific plate, Australian plate, a few at the African plate, and a small few in one spot at one portion of the Eurasian plate. The volcanoes at the Pacific plate go around the top and sides of the plate but none…[Read more]

From my observation, maps are pretty clear to understand. Some of the observations we all got pretty same observation. Maps are nicely outlined. Easy to understand  but some of the parts of the map are had to compare with the plate boundaries. For example, I had trouble finding unique plate boundaries for the map of Earth’s topography and…[Read more]

1. a) Volcanos are not present at all boundaries

b) V1- Volcanos are mostly occur near pacific plate, African plate and Australian plate.

V2- No linear pattern and They are scattered pattern, and some are clustered pattern.

V3- In some of the places many volcanos occur in small area and in some area, they are spread out.

V4- The boundary of…[Read more]

The earthquake map was a fairly good outline of the plates on its own. I think it would make a fair substitute for the plate boundaries if we didn’t have that information. What part of the pacific plate was confusing? The map we were given doesn’t show every plate on Earth, as it would probably get too crowded, so looking at a more complete map…[Read more]

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a. Volcanoes are not present in all boundaries.

b. The volcanoes occur in somewhat of a linear pattern. However, there are also some clusters of volcanoes. Volcanoes also tend to occur at the edge of the boundary instead of in the middle. They also occur usually only on 1 side of the boundary. They tend to also go towards land rather than a…[Read more]

1) Volcanoes are not present at all boundaries. There are volcanoes outside of plate boundaries. Along the west coast in North America, volcanoes occur in a linear pattern, along the Pacific plate boundary. Volcanoes are a bit more clustered on the Nazca and South American plate boundary. There are no discernible patterns of volcanoes not on top…[Read more]

I found the map of the earthquakes pretty interesting. I thought it seemed accurate the way that they faintly outlined the plates almost perfectly. I was surprised by the heavy concentration of earthquakes in areas such as Alaska and Europe. I thought the map of the seafloor age was a good representation of the involvement of plate tectonics.…[Read more]

1. I would say that volcanoes do not occur at ALL plate boundaries but some.

Volcanoes can occur at plate boundaries (like the trail between the North American and Pacific Plate), however, they can also occur within plates (such as those within the Pacific Plate). They also can occur in a combination of clustered (boundary of North American and…[Read more]

Here are my observations. They might be a bit long-winded. I can cut them down if needed.

1. a. Volcanoes are not present at all boundaries. b. The majority of volcanoes at contintental plate boundaries trend towards following the edge of the landmass, and most of the volcanoes move further inland rather than outwards to the ocean, as is seen at…[Read more]

Hi Jonathan, interesting view on the melting of snow. I specially observed this while trying to get into a car that was surrounded by snow on the side walk. I stepped on the snow and saw how fluffy was on top but the bottom was completely rock-hard ice. I think layers of ice are made as more snow falls which will also prove your conclusion and…[Read more]