The atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan at the close of World War II ("Little Boy") released energy equivalent to 15 kT (about 15 million kilograms of explosive). The largest nuclear weapon ever tested was a 50 MT (about 50 billion kilograms of explosive) weapon ("Tsar Bomba") developed by the Soviet Union in 1961. Discuss the magnitude of an earthquake required to produce energy equivalent to each weapon, the frequency at which such earthquake occur, and differences you might expect in the way nuclear weapons and earthquakes cause harm to a population. Refer to Figure 3-28 in your text, which illustrates t he average number of earthquakes per year, worldwide, and a comparison of the amount of energy they expend.

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The atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan at the close of World War II ("Little Boy") released energy equivalent to 15 kT (about 15 million kilograms of explosive). The largest nuclear weapon ever tested was a 50 MT (about 50 billion kilograms of explosive) weapon ("Tsar Bomba") developed by the Soviet Union in 1961. ​ Discuss the magnitude of an earthquake required to produce energy equivalent to each weapon, the frequency at which such earthquake occur, and differences you might expect in the way nuclear weapons and earthquakes cause harm to a population. Refer to Figure 3-28 in your text, which illustrates t he average number of earthquakes per year, worldwide, and a comparison of the amount of energy they expend.

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The Atomic Bomb Dropped on the City of Hiroshima, Japan