Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanism Part 1

1. What are the new concepts you have learned in general principles of plate tectonics, plate movement, theory of earthquakes, earthquake location and prediction and earthquake hazards, control, awareness and warning system?

The new concepts that I have learned are;

• The Continental Drift Theory

• The different movements of the plates

• The concept that oceanic crust is denser compared to continental crust

2. What concepts you find too difficult to understand? And Why?

• The concept of strain and how it affects the movement of the plates

3. In what situation you may apply the new concepts you have learned?

• Obviously, when an earthquake occurs, I need to apply the concepts I learned inside the classroom. Prior earthquake knowledge correlated with earthquake preparation. Less damage will arise.