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Occurance of Earthquakes

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Leaving Cert (Physical Geography) Geography Mapa Mental sobre Occurance of Earthquakes, creado por Tom Cahill el 27/10/2013.
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Occurance of Earthquakes
  1. Plate Tectonics (Theory)
    1. lithosphere consists of large, rigid sections called plates
      1. Convection Currents - driving force
    2. Earthquakes
      1. Sudden release of energy on earths surface
        1. vibrations or shocks
      2. Plates
        1. Jam or stick together
          1. build up of stress in rocks
            1. stress releases - plates slip
              1. seismic waves
          2. Shallow Focus (<70km)
            1. passive boundaries
              1. Pacific and N. American
              2. smaller magnitude than deep focus
                1. account for 75% of earthquakes
                2. Deep Focus (300km)
                  1. convergent
                    1. heaviest plate is subducted
                    2. Indian and Eurasian
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