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The Natural Wonders of The World: The Natural Wonders of The World Jenny Wang
Kira White
Erika Fanchiki
Andrew Galiffa
Topics: Topics Kira White-Mt.Fuji
Erika Fanchiki-Earthquake of Chile
Andrew Galiffa-Himalayas,and geysers
Jenny Wang-Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mt. Fuji: Mt. Fuji Dormant
Contains three different volcanoes
Komitake
Ko-Fuji
Fuji
On Island of Honshu
Composite
Last eruption: 1707
16 times since 781 AD
Mount Fuji
Earthquake of Chile: Earthquake of Chile Chile may 22, 1960
9.5 on Richter Scale
The biggest earthquake ever recorded
Subduction of Nazca plate under south American Continent
More then a half of billion worth of damage
Caused a Tsunami
This earthquake changed the earth
Aftershocks lasted for years
The Greatest Earthquake -Damage and location: The Greatest Earthquake -Damage and location
The Himalayas : The Himalayas In Nepal, China, Bhutan, and Pakistan
Formed by Asian and Indian plates converging
growing
Mount Everest is the tallest mountian Bigfoot ,Yeti, Sasquatch, and the abominable snowman live there
Mid-Atlantic Ridge : Mid-Atlantic Ridge Underwater mountain range
In the Atlantic Ocean
Divergent boundary separates the N.American Plate and Eurasian Plate
Releases molten Rock
Carry newly formed rock away
Will continue to split and pushes the plates apart
Lost city of Atlantis located there
Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Geysers: Geysers Found in areas of young volcanic activity
Form when surface water percolates through rocks
Water is less dense because of heat
Rises to surface and shoots out
Hot spots
Steamboat Geyser
Waimangu Geyser
Geysers : Geysers
Summary: Summary Earth is always changing due to natural wonders
Those include Mt.Fuji, Earthquake of Chile, the Mid-Atlantic ridge, the Himalayan Mountains, and geysers.