1.6 Tectonics in the Netherlands Flashcards
1
Q
Earthquakes and voldaners are especially common…
A
Where tectonic plates collide
2
Q
The Netherlands is … from a plate edge
A
Far away
3
Q
In the Netherlands, … is responsible for the occurrence of earthquakes
A
Man, not nature
4
Q
In 2020 there were … earthquakes with a magnitude of over 1.5 on the Richter scale
A
76
5
Q
The gas extraction was promised to stop
A
In 2020
6
Q
What is the NAM?
A
Operator of gas fields
7
Q
Some scientist suggested to…
A
Fill the empty gas fieldswitj the greenhouse gas
8
Q
Carboniferous
A
Formation of coal and gas in the Netherlands
330 million years aho
9
Q
Permian
A
Formation of salt in the Netherlands
75 million years ago
10
Q
Cretaceous
A
Dinosaurs
145-66 million years ago
11
Q
Pleistocene
A
Ice age
2,5 million years ago
12
Q
Holocene
A
Humans
11 000 years ago till now
