Tectonic plates report How did seismic sensors help us understand the Earth. In the past, people struggled to understand the natural world in multiple ways. One of the many problems being as to why the ground was shaking beneath them. In modern times, this problem made people question why this commonly happened in some regions, why massive waves were sometimes formed, and how some parts of the world fit like a jigsaw. People did not understand why mountains were formed or why massive rifts and cliffs were formed. The problem was the unexpected occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which left the population unprepared. Some countries of the world never experienced an earthquake. Countries such as Japan were in constant chaos. For many years people have tried …show more content…
Through patterns and trends people have begun understanding where earthquakes are most likely to happen. This knowledge helped countries understand how much they should invest in earthquake resistant construction. Our knowledge about their patterns helped the validation of the theory of tectonic movements and gave us the locations where one can expect natural disasters. Countries such as Germany now know that earthquakes are unlikely to happen in their country, therefore they invest knowing their money won't go in unnecessary efforts. Countries like Japan know earthquakes will happen often, so they invest much money in protection to minimize damage. Japan's earthquakes have made the Japanese creative and have led to great innovations. These include, but are not limited to: quake damping pendulums on skyscrapers that equalize the weight on buildings from stopping them from falling down; warning systems that can save thousands of lives, almost every person has been given drill instructions to know what to do in the event of an earthquake and even today they are creating and thinking of more smart ideas to protect themselves.