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just need 4a and b For this pre-lab assignment you will be required to go to www

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just need 4a and b

For this pre-lab assignment you will be required to go to www.sciencecourseware.org/Virtual Earthquake 1. Scroll down the webpage and execute the virtual earthquake program. Be sure to fully read each 2. Run the program for the Southern California and print out the certificate you will receive at the 3. Run the program for the Japan region and print out the certificate you will receive at the 4. Staple the certificates to this page and answer these questions: page and follow all the instructions. completion of the program. Fill out the certificate and print it out, completion of the program. Fill out the certificate and print it out, a. What is the difference in these two regions in terms of plate tectonics? b. In which region would you expect a deeper carthquake to occur?

Explanation / Answer

4) a) both the regions are active in terms of plate tectonics, southern california is associated with a transform plate boundary in which two plates sliding each other and it extend about 1200Km through california, and form a plate tectonic boundary between pacific plate and north american plate. in the case of Japan, is associated with convergent plate boundary the deepest portion on earth surface the mariana trench which formed by the subduction of pacific plate under uracean plate.

b) Japan region. because it is associated with convergent plate boundary so, the chances of deeper earthquake to occure here is large, espcially on the wadati benioff zone of the subducting plate, inthe case of san Andreas boundary its a transform plate boundary and the chances of shallow earthquake is more since the two plates are sliding each other.