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Earthquakes are formed when tectonic plates move. Imagine taking two pieces of rock in your hand, and holding them together very tightly, then try to slide them. They won't move at first, but then they'll give way and slide. That's exactly what happens with an earthquake. Huge sections of rock are trying to slide past each other, but because of friction they just keep building up pressure until it gives. When it gives, that's what causes an earthquake.
There is no way to prevent an earthquake; scientists may be able to predict one by measuring the stress along the fault (the fault is where the two sections of rock join, moving in opposite directions).
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Did the hashshashins caused the Lisbon earthquake?
No. There is no way they could have. It was a natural phenomenon.
What are several earthquake hazards?
Half of a building could fall of on you and you dieYou could fall into the crack and burn you to death.
What could have caused the Kalgoorlie earthquake?
Platelets in the earth shifting beneath the ground.
Sudden release of tensional force along fault?
This could cause an earthquake.
How could you prevent a tsunami or an earthquake in the future?
You can't. Earthquakes and tsunamis cannot be prevented.
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how could apartheid have been prevented.
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This is an unanswerable question. There is no way to count "deaths that could have been prevented," let alone deaths that could have been prevented by an indirect correlate.
Could the Mexican oil spill have been prevented?
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no
Could Romeo have prevented the situation he got in with Juliet?
yes he could
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do you think France and Britain could have prevented wold war 2 if they had acted differentlywhy?
They could have prevented WW2 by giving in to the Nazis. -That was not acceptable to the British people.
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It couldn't. Cyclones are a natural weather phenomenon which cannot be prevented or controlled.
Do you think it could have prevented World War 2?
No
Could the violence in The Iliad have been prevented or was it inevitable?
No
Could the Dodo bird be prevented?
if you really wanted to
