Earthquakes are thought of simply as the earth shaking. But they are much more than that. Earthquakes are the collision of Tectonic Plates.What are Tectonic Plates, you ask? Well, they are a part layer of the Earth that is located under the crust-the layer we are on-that is made of either Granite or Basalt. When these plates collide, they form earthquakes. This force of the collision is also responsible for Continental Drift. Continental Drift is a theory proposed by a scientist named Alfred Wegener, who's idea proposed in 1912, was finally accepted in the 1960's.
Most people think that earthquakes are noticable and leave tons of damage. Well, actually, there are lots of earthquakes everyday, but most are too small to be noticed. A good site to see some of the earthqukes that happen everyday is: wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin (there is no dot between the www and the neic). That should give you a good idea of how many earthquakes actually happen per day. Sign my guestbook if you want to, or if you have any questions/ comments about the site. I will do what I can to make this site better. |
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