Explain the differences between civil trials and criminal trials. your response should be at least 150 words

A civil trial is when a person or entity sues somebody for one or more reasons. For example, a person can be civilly sued if they cause a car crash, and cause injuries. Civil lawsuits can be brought in both state and federal court, individuals, corporations, or governments can bring civil lawsuits against persons or entities for violating civil or constitutional rights. An example of this would be somebody suing somebody else for not fulfilling a contract.

A criminal trial is generally charged in a formal accusation called an "indictment". The government, on behalf of the people of The United States, will prosecute this case through the United States Attorney Office if this person committed a federal crime. State's Attorney Offices handle state crimes. An example of this could be somebody committing a violent crime that results in the deaths or harm of others. In instances like this, it is typically up to the government to bring charges against this person, not the victims.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)

chronological thinking is an indispensable tool to structure a historical narrative and to give meaning to a sequence of events. the final section presents the results of a survey to test the chronological thinking of lower secondary school students carried out by the educational research institute.