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= Earthquakes = = Q1: Where do earthquakes come from ? = = Earthquakes come from plates under the Earth that move. They then make the ground above them shatter so on Earth everything will start to shake.

= Q5: How long do earthquakes go for? = An average earthquake would go for about 1 minute but an earthquake that causes more damage goes for maybe a minute and a half or 2 minutes = = = Q5: How much damage can an earthquake do? =

= Earthquake damage depends on what area is hit. If an unpopulated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many injuries and destruction. Many of the areas at risk on the Ring of Fire are largely populated. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage = =** Q1 : how do earthquakes start? **= = An earth quake starts from to tectonic plates rubbing together which causes the earth above them to move. Because new zealand for exampole is on the edge of the pacific plte and the australian plate it means that they are most likely to get an earthquake because the plates will rub. =

Q3: HOW DEEP DO CRACKS GO UNDER THE EARTH? the cracks can go as close to the crust as only a few metres away to kilometres and kilometres deep.

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= Where is the epicentre of the earthquake? = the location of the epicentre of the earthquake is above the hypocentre of the below the Earths crust and it is below the fault plane which gives it its name the "epicentre".


 * DID YOU KNOW 22/2/2011 **


 * THAT THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE WAS TODAY AND HAD THE MAGNITUDE OF 6.3 ON THE RICHTER SCALE **

__**WEEK 1 ANTARCTICA QUESTIONS**__

Q1. HOW COLD DOES IT GET THERE? THE LOWEST EVER RECORDED TEMPERATURE WAS - 89.2 DEGREES WHICH IS COLD ENOUGH TO GET FROST BITE IF YOU DON'T LAYER UP WITH CLOTHES.

Q2. HOW WARM DOES IT GET THERE IN SUMMER? IN SUMMER IT CAN GET TO - 35 DEGREES HOWEVER COASTAL TEMPERATURES ARE ALWAYS MUCH WARMER AS IN THE WINTER IT IS - 15 TO - 35 AND IN THE SUMMER - 5 TO EVEN +5.

Q3. WHO DISCOVERED ANTARCTICA AND WHEN WAS IT DISCOVERED? FABIAN GOTTLIEB VON BELLINGSHAUSHEN JANUARY 17, 1820 AND EDWARD BRANSFIELD ON JANUARY 30, 1820 AND NATHANIEL PALMER NOVEMBER 1820.

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