Earthquakes

1.Where do most of the earthquakes tend to happen? 1A Most earthquakes happen at the pacific plate boundary.

2.Why do you think that is? I think that's because there has to be something for them to rub against and that's where the plates come in.

3.What is this area called? This area is called the ring of fire.

4.Where is the earthquake closest to Manitou Springs? What are the details of this earthquake? Would people be able to feel this earthquake? About how much more ground shaking would occur for this magnitude earthquake compared to a magnitude 1 earthquake? About how much greater is the energy released with this earthquake compared to the energy of a magnitude 1 earthquake? The closest earthquake to Manitou Springs was in Denver Colorado. It was 3.1 miles deep and the magnitude of it was 3.2. I don't think people in Manitou could feel it because it was to far away and they are not normally felt. The ground would have to shake about 1024 times stronger for a 1 on the Richter scale to be considered a 3 on the Richter Scale. The energy released is going to be about 32,768 times more from a 1 on the Richter scale to a 3 on the Richter scale

5.Choose one earthquake that has happened in the last seven days. You will be researching that earthquake. Tell me all about it. Are earthquakes common in this area? Include at least one picture, preferably of the earthquake, but if you can’t find one include one of the area. THe earthquake i chose was in Cabo San Lucas. Earthquake are pretty common in Cabo San Lucas. This earthquake was a 6.3 on the Richter scale.

6. Somethings you sould do for saftey in an earthquake is you should not go outside and you should duck and cover.

Weather Fronts

There are four different kinds of fronts. Cold fronts are one of them. When there is a cold front the cold air goes under the warm air causing the warm air to rise. That makes it colder instead of warmer. Another kind of front is a warm front. What happens when there is a warm front is the warm air pushes the cold air out of the way causing the warm air to take its place and makes it warmer. Another kind of front is a stationary front. During a stationary front warm air and cold air mix causing thunder storms. The last type of front is a occluded front. When there is an occluded front there is a warm air mass caught between two cold air masses. The weather near the ground becomes cooler and water vapors condense and the weather may become cloudy rainy or snowy. Those are the four kinds of weather fronts.

Cloud Formation

Lima, Peru (11 S) to Cape Town, South Africa ( 30 N)

Travel time: 15 days

Direction traveling: North East

Were you successful? Yes

How many attempts? 5

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel?Prevailing Weserlies

San Francico, United States (30 S) To Sydney, Austraila (29 N)

Travel time: 12 days

Direction traveling: South East

Were you successful? Yes

How many attempts? 2

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel?Trade Winds

Voyage 1 Havana, Cuba (25 S) to London, England (52 N)

Travel time:9 days

Direction traveling: North

Were you successful? Yes

How many attempts?6 attempts

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? Prevailing Westerlies

Atmospheric Factors Affecting Climate

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