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-A landslide is defined as the movement of

a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a
slope. Landslides are a type of "mass
wasting," which denotes any down-slope
movement of soil and rock under the direct
influence of gravity.
-Destruction of property means causing
damage to the property of another or to
property jointly owned by the perpetrator
and another.
Fire-a state, process, or instance of
combustion in which fuel or other material
is ignited and combined with oxygen,
giving off light, heat, and flames.
-Tsunamis are giant waves caused by
earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under
the sea. Out in the depths of the ocean,
tsunami waves do not dramatically
increase in height. But as the waves travel
inland, they build up to higher and higher
heights as the depth of the ocean
decreases.
-The focus is point inside the earth where
the earthquake started, sometimes called
the hypocenter, and the point on the
surface of the earth directly above the
focus is called the epicenter.
-A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures
between two blocks of rock. Faults allow
the blocks to move relative to each other.
Epicenter
-The part of the earth's surface directly
above the starting point of an earthquake
-About 80% of earthquakes occur where
plates are pushed together, called
convergent boundaries.
-Transform faults are found where plates
slide past one another.
-A divergent boundary occurs when two
tectonic plates move away from each
other. Along these boundaries,
earthquakes are common and magma
(molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle
to the surface, solidifying to create new
oceanic crust.
-Revolution of the Earth
The movement of the Earth around the sun
in a fixed path is called a revolution. The
Earth revolves from west to east, i.e., in the
anticlockwise direction. The one revolution
of the Earth around the Sun takes around
one year or precisely 365 . 242 days.
-Earth's axial tilt (also known as the
obliquity of the ecliptic) is about 23.5
degrees. Due to this axial tilt, the sun
shines on different latitudes at different
angles throughout the year. This causes
the seasons.
Orbit;
-Mercury- has no moons
-Mercury is so close to the sun. The day
tume temperature is scorching reaching
over 400 degrees .
-Mercury has no atmosphere means there
is no wind or whether.
-Mercury has no water or air on the
surface
-Venus-it is the brightest object in the sky
besides the sun and moon.
-It has no moon
-Venus has more volcanoes than any other
planets.
-The hottest planet in the universe, hotter
that mercury which is closer to the sun.
460 Celsius
-Earth-differs from all the planets bcs it
has such a wide diversity of life and
intelligent beings. only been possible bcs of
the earths atmosphere which has
protected the earth and allow lide to
flourish.