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Kasper's Visit (Plates (Subduction is when one plate goes under and…
Kasper's Visit
Plates
Most are on the boundary of the plates
Where in NZ earthquakes happen plate boundaries
Some are small and cant be felt
Plates move at speed of fingernails
Subduction is when one plate goes under and melts
it turns into putty so it doesnt break so theres no earthquakes
Plates make the mountains
since 1990 there have been more than 13000 earthquakes
Tectonic plates are 200km thick
Seisometer
records slower movements
slinky, copper wire, magnet, hook
The magnet is the strongest in the world
Some are in schools
They can record even slight movements
network underground
text
text messages cant make marks
drums are the measurements they used to be paper and pen
Volcanoes
NZ is called the shakey isles
Rangitito
is active
erupted 600 years ago
we know this from maori footprints
Volanoes are on the ring of fire
There are 3 types of volanoes and scientists want to work the 3rdone
Magma fills up and deflates
Maori
God of earthquakes in Maori mythology is Ruamoko
Maori word for Earthquake Ruawhenua
Ruamoko is a baby who is angry because he got separated from his family