Response to Natural Disasters Assignment

When doing the assignment, i have to say i was very surprised at the amount of earthquakes and volcanoes that are constantly active on a day to day basis. I thought that certainly the Pacific Ring of Fire would be more active than other regions, but the fact that just within the two weeks preceeding me looking at the maps, in California alone, there had been so many earthquakes that the whole west coast looked like just a blob of dots rather than a map of the state. Many of the earthquakes that hit were relatively small and could not be felt, but just knowing that the landscape that seems perfectly still while looking at it is really almost alive and always changing was something that this assignment really helped me grasp in full detail.

Volcanoes for the E portfolio

Black Rock Desert Volcanoe:
Type: Volcanic field
Plate Boundary: Hot Spot




Cleft Segment:
Type: Under water fissure vents
Plate Boundary: Oceanic-Continental





Mauna Loa Volcano:
Type: Shield Volcano, pyroclastic flows
Plate Boundary: Hot Spot




Yellowstone:
Type: Caldera
Plate Boundary: Hot Spot




Mammoth Mountain:
Type: Cinder Cone
Plate Boundary: Oceanic-Continental






Lassen Volcanic Center:
Type: Stratovolcano/ composite volcano
Plate Boundary: Oceanic-Continental

Earthquakes of the E portfolio

Oceanic-Continental
Location: Washington
Mag: 4.2
Date: Nov 16, 2010
Time: 7:51 AM
Depth: 14.7 Km
Why?: Oceanic plate subducting under a continental one



Oceanic-Oceanic
Location: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mag: 5.1
Date: Nov 14, 2010
Time: 10:22 AM
Depth: 10 Km
Why?: Oceanic plates in the Atlantic Ocean Spreading Apart





Continental-Continental
Location: Southern Iran
Mag: 4.7
Date: Nov 13, 2010
Time: 1:30 AM
Depth: 37.2 Km
Why?: Two continental plates converging






Divergent
Location: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mag: 5.1
Date: Nov 14, 2010
Time: 11:26 PM
Depth: 10Km
Why?: Atlantic trench is created by oceanic plates separating




Transform
Location: South New Zealand
Mag: 4.7
Date: Nov 14, 2010
Time: 1:34 AM
Depth: 5.3Km
Why?: Alpine fault in New Zealand is a transform boundary

Computer Essentials Course

My name is Doug Harper and I am currently enrolled in the CIS 1020 class at Salt Lake Community College. My instructor is Roger Strate and I have to say this course has been a real breath of fresh air concerning my instructor. The course is relatively easy to pass, and the material isnt very hard to learn, but what gets me about the class is Mr. Strate's obvious concern for student success. I believe that after taking this course from him, if in the future I have the option to take a course from Roger or someone else, the easy choice will be Prof. Strate. I recommend as a third year college student.