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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]

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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]

Hi Yussef,

I think your question is very interesting because I also was wondering the same thing. I remember last year we barely got any snow and I was wondering what changed this year. I never did any research on polar vortexes, however I believe that your conclusion is very valid and is a good explanation for the increase of snow this year.

Hey Dahlia,

I think your question and research topic is very interesting, I have also noticed a lot of new potholes in my neighborhood recently. I think your conclusion is valid because I also realized that there are cracks in the street near me and the water after it rains and snows tends to get in those cracks and when water freezes it expands…[Read more]

Even though it did not snow today, there was still a lot of snow and ice on the ground that accumulated from last week’s snow storm and Sunday (2/7) snow fall. The snow from February 2nd had mostly turned into ice and the snow from February 7th blankets that ice with a heavy layer. There were a few days after the snow storm on February 2nd where…[Read more]

Hey Shaham, I am also majoring in mechanical engineering. I think renewable energy is a very interesting topic especially in our major, a lot of mechanical engineers end up working with renewable energy.

Hey Yussef, I think oceans and smaller bodies of water are extremely interesting. I am also looking forward to learning about that. I read in the textbook that the water in our atmosphere just gets recycled and is always constant, which I found interesting.

1. My name is Jonathan
2. I am a mechanical engineering major.
3. I am from Egypt and moved to NYC 9 years ago. I enjoy going to the gym.
4. I hope to learn about Earth systems and how they all work together.
5. I want to learn more about the atmosphere in general and the advancements we are making in learning more about it.