Although coal burning contributes a very small amount, the high mercury levels in fish result from spills of mercury directly into the water. false. The idea of cogeneration is to produce electricity from steam, heat, or other forms of energy that are by-products of another process-usually manufacturing. true A fuel assembly in a nuclear power plant consists of
Alaska is home of the the second largest earthquake ever recorded (1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, magnitude 9.2) Alaska has 11 percent of the world's recorded earthquakes. Three of the eight largest earthquakes in the world were in Alaska. Seven of the ten largest earthquakes in the United States were in Alaska.
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 P.M. AST on Good Friday, March 27. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths.laska Standard Time (3:36 a.m. March 28, 1964 UTC), a fault between the Pacific and North American plates ruptured near College Fjord in Prince William Sound. The epicenter of the earthquake was 12.4 mi (20 km) north of Prince William Sound, 78 miles (125 km) east of Anchorage and 40 miles (64 km) west of Valdez.