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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.

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]

Interesting question, Arthur. I agree with your conclusion. Given that you attempted to discern the main cause of the compressions of snow crystals, you answered your question. You tested the causes of compressions, and concluded that the volume of snow, time, and the concrete are all factors that cause clumps to form. To go deeper into this…[Read more]

Hi Jonathan, interesting research. That is something I never thought of before. Snow does tend to linger around even if the temperatures are at the melting point of water.  I agree with your conclusion because you actually left your house to test your question. Denser piles of snow does block sunlight from melting the inner ice, which means the…[Read more]

Why are there so many consecutive winter snowstorms lately? Over the last couple of weeks, I noticed that there have been at least two winter storms in New York. One snowstorm dumped nearly 20 inches of snow. Another snowstorm can potentially dump 8 inches of snow. All snowstorms were associated with cold freezing temperatures. Another interesting…[Read more]

Hey Emily! I am also taking this class as a general requirement. Better than physics right? Anyway, volcanoes are fascinating and terrifying at the same time.

Hey Jonathan, your major sounds interesting, the atmosphere is an important topic in Earth Science and in the study of climate change. I wonder how the atmosphere affects oceans and other bodies of water.

1. My name is Yussef Ibarra, he/him, you can just call me Yussef.
2. I am a mathematics major.
3. I am from South America and I like to listen to music.
4. I hope to learn about the Earth.
5. I would love to learn about oceans and smaller bodies of water.