1. Insights from the great 2011 Japan earthquakeThorne Lay and Hiroo Kanamori The diverse set of waves generated in Earth’s interior, oceans, and atmosphere during…

CONVERGENT PLATES CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES Two plates moving towards each other and collides Denser (heavier) plate will go below the less dense (lighter) plate Process…

Battle of Guam campaign Guam in the Mariana Islands was fought over several times in World War Two. First it was captured by the Japanese from the Americans in two days in…

7 Vanuatu Solomon active continental margin ensialic island arc ensimatic island arc (deep sea trench 8 km) Tonga Kermadec Mariana Izu-Bonin Lesser Antilles South Sand- wich…

1. Chapter 1 Living with tectonic hazards Risk or opportunity? 2. Gateway 1: Why are some areas more prone to tectonic hazards • Natural hazard: naturally occurring event…

No. 13-5272 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT LENEUOTI F. TUAUA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,…

Slide 1Transformation of Earth Slide 2 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. Let all the earth fear the Lord;…

Slide 1Entering Students Have a Lot to Tell Us: Are We Listening? NISOD Monday, May 31, 2010 11:15AM – 12:15PM Room 13A Slide 2 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)…

Slide 1 Plate Tectonics Tectonic Plates of the Earth Slide 2 Plate tectonics Today we will explore…. Different type of Plates Different types of Plate Boundary (where the…

Slide 1 By Jenelle Blumer Slide 2 The Marianas Trench. Hmm… that strikes a bell, doesn’t it? Its the name of a Canadian band! Not even close. In truth, there is a band…