Track 23

Track 23

Andrew: Hi Penny. Hi Terry. [Hellos] How are you both getting on with your natural disaster essays? I can’t believe we all chose the same subject of earthquakes! I’ve found it really interesting.

Penny: Yes, it is interesting Andrew, but I could have made the topic narrower. There is so much to cover. It’s really hard to organize the information I’ve found.

Terry: Ah, but that just gives you more to write about. I’d rather have too much material than not enough! I think Andrew is right. I’ve found the topic fascinating too!

Penny: Maybe. I’m not so sure Terry. Andrew, how have you done on the statistics research? That’s what you were researching when I last saw you.

Andrew: It’s been interesting, but I had to look really hard for relevant information.

Penny: But you found some in the end?

Andrew: Yes, I’ve got lots of statistics on past earthquakes and where the plates are more unstable.

Penny: That’s great! I’ve been working on plate movement. I think by adding this to my essay I’ll have a really good foundation of how earthquakes come about.

Terry: I was looking at future earthquake predictions, but I didn’t find much information actually. I should have focused more on how earthquakes are scientifically identified and measured. I think that would have been more relevant.

Penny: That’s a shame. Well, why don’t we compare some of the information we’ve found? It might all give us some ideas of what to read next!

Andrew: Well, it turns out that many earthquakes could have been predicted according to the frequency of past earthquakes in the area.

Terry: Really, that’s not what I found out at all. I think you should go back and check that.

Andrew: I don’t know - maybe I should.

Penny: Well, my research looks particularly at how convergence and divergence of the plates causes movement of the Earth. We sometimes forget that the planet is not a s till object but actually it is constantly moving. This causes things like new seas, mountains, and earthquakes. The whole world is moving! Terry, didn’t your research find anything?

Terry: Unfortunately not. I think I need to research another area as I couldn’t see any evidence of earthquakes being predictable.

Andrew: Well, I can also show you what I’ve got and maybe that will help.

Terry: Thanks