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These are the things we need to KNOW about the earthquake, feel free to add any questions or answers.

What caused the earthquake in Japan? -How much damage was inflicted to Japan's infrastructure? -What is Missouri's disaster plan? -Does Japan have disaster drills? -Will Missouri have any future earthquakes? -Why are the citizens on the west coast buying potassium fluoride? what does Japan have to do to be better prepared? -How would missouri prepare for an earthquake? How many people died during the earthquake? -Are the earthquakes that occur in Japan different from the ones that could occur in Missouri? - How often does Japan drill? -How can we help Missouri prepare? -How long will it take Japan to recover? -Whats the precent of Missouri to get radiation? -How strong of wind will it take the radiation to carry to the U.S.? -How often does MIssouri drill? -What are Missouri's plans for a earthquake? How close is MIssouri to a fault line? What is Missouri's earthquake history?

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What does Japan have to do to be better prepared?...They need to have a higher built wall surrounding japan and stronger buildings

How many people died during the earthquake?... over 18,000 and still rising

What is Missouri's earthquake history?... Most of the earthquakes were in the southeast of MIssouri. The largest earthquake was a 7.7.

What caused the earthquake in Japan? The Pacific plate thrusted under the north american plate. Northern Japan sits on the west tip of the north american plate. The upward movement of the plates released large amounts of energy, and displaced tons of water causing the tsunami. source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html

How close is MIssouri to a fault line? The bootheel of missouri is on a fault line, but St. Joseph is no where near on, the last earthquake was in 1968

What is missouri's earthquake history?...A series of three to five major earthquakes (magnitude 7.0 or larger earthquakes) occurred in the NMSZ in the two month period between Dec. 16, 1811 and February 7, 1812.

How was Japan's infrastructure prepared for the earthquake? The buildings were built with bas isolation, which has the mounted on to rubber blocks or slide bearings which allows the building to sway rather than act as a rigid structure which is more prone to collapse. Also, they spend $1 billion on early earthquake systems which gave a ten second warning to people close to the disaster zone, and about 1 minute for those farther away, like in Tokyo. This warning allowed trains to slow down, gas and electricity people to stop their work. http://propakistani.pk/2011/03/24/how-japan-was-ready-for-the-earthquake/

How convection occurs in the mantle and effects tectonic plates? The heat from convection causes magma to rise, which spreads apart the sea floor.

Why do tectonic plate movement cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? Earthquake- The constant movement of the plates, make for a lot of stored up energy. This can cause earthquake when that potential energy is released. Volcanic eruption- When you have a subduction zone, the seafloor spreads apart. This cause magma to heat up and break through the ground, causing volcanic eruptions.