Just found a question in a textbook. Are there any advantages?
2007-02-22 06:42:30 · 13 answers · asked by andy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
From the earth's perspective, the earth is still experiencing growing pains, so earthquakes are great stress relievers. They release gas, heat and pressure.
From a human perspective, they remind us that some things are bigger than the human ego. They teach us how to build better and where not to build.
2007-02-22 07:52:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the biggest advantage of an earthquake is that it releases pressure built up along plate margins in relatively small proportions. If an active area doesn't have regular earthquakes you could get catastrophic failure.
2007-02-22 16:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by thorian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Human existence and population control
2 release of in-earth stress (stress release)
allowing a dynamic earth crust to move, if it was nt for plate techtonics the earth would be covered by the ocean as no land would be formed or uprisen and would be eroded to a low level which would be flooded by the ocean (land surface is stable at a consistant height, thats why we have erosion and sedimentation) hence if the earthquakes which release the stress did nt occur, plate techtonics would not function and the earth would be a boring flat and waterlogged - hence we couldnt exist
2007-02-22 16:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kev P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Measuring seismic Activity is an Advantage as well as finding out which tec tonic plates shift in order to predict Fetcher quakes.
2007-02-22 14:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by Unoptrid1aq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps to study about earth interior layers. Since the accumulated energies are released from time to time from tectonic plate boundaries major future earthquakes at that places are avoided.
2007-02-23 07:42:35 · answer #5 · answered by A.Ganapathy India 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. Don't believe all you read. Having said that, the structure of the earths interior is revealed to us by the shock waves produced. It is a bit like being able to use a massive sonar on the earth.
2007-02-23 04:12:26 · answer #6 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps get rid of a lot of the old unsafe buildings. When San Francisco gets 'The Big One', and it just a matter of time, it will eventually be rebuilt into a much more beautiful place.
2007-02-22 14:49:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i guess it teaches us more about the world and therefore next time there is one, we can minimise the impact. [think of how much Krakatoa helped us develop our understanding of volcanoes - the same can be said of earthquakes].
2007-02-22 14:48:20 · answer #8 · answered by sparkilyglitter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could perk up several industries
Building
Mortuary and burial services
Black edged card manufacturing
2007-02-22 14:47:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it keeps the population down
2007-02-22 15:21:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋