EARTHQUAKES

Your purpose for research is clear, rumor is that your hometown is due for an
earthquake and youve been tasked with finding out as much as you can about them!
Search the websites listed below to find some answers
Check out this website then answer the questions below:
http:msnbcmedia!msn!comimsnbc"omponents#nteractives$echnology%ScienceScience&arthq
uakes'(lash)ssets&arthquakes%v*+!swf
Question #1: Which tectonic plate do we live on here in California?
Answer:
Question #2: Identif which continent is located between the rid!e that"s activel spreadin! at a rate of 1#$
inches per ear and 1#1 inches per ear
Answer:
Check out this website then answer the questions below:
http:www!curriculumbits!comprodimagesdetailsgeographyearthquakes!swf
Question #%: Where do &ost earthquakes occur?
Answer:
Question #$: '(plain the difference between an epicenter and a hpocenter
Answer:
Check out this website then answer the questions below:
http:www!consrv!ca!govinde,earthquakes-agesqh%earthquakes%calbigones!asp,
Question #): Identif the % &ost recent &a*or earthquakes in California accordin! to the table on the
website above and use this infor&ation to co&plete the chart below
Answer:
+'A,:
-.CA/I.0:
1A20I/34':
Question #5: Arran!e the data fro& the chart on the website above on the !raph below6 then draw lines
between the dots to connect the& all
Answer:
MAGNITUDE
8
7.5
7
6.5
6
0
185
7
187
2
190
6
192
2
192
3
192
7
194
0
195
2
197
1
198
0
198
9
199
2
199
4
199
9 YEAR
Question #7: Anal8e the data in our co&pleted !raph above# 4o ou notice an trends in the frequencies
or the &a!nitudes of these &a*or California earthquakes?
Answer:
Check out these websites then answer the questions below:
http:science!howstuffworks!comnaturenatural.disastersearthquake/!htm
http:www!edu!pe!cagulfshore)rchives&arthquakespredict!htm
http:pubs!usgs!govgipearthq+predict!html
Question #9: 4iscuss whether or not earthquakes can be predicted and wh
Answer:
Question #:: Identif and describe what technolo! ;if an< is available to predict earthquakes
Answer:
Question #1=: >ro& the infor&ation ou have learned fro& these websites evaluate the dependabilit6
benefits6 and challen!es of usin! technolo! to predict earthquakes
Answer:
Check out these websites then answer the question below:
http:www!usgs!govnatural%ha'ards
http:www!wmo!intpagesthemesha'ardsinde,%en!html
http:www!ngdc!noaa!govha'ardha'ards!shtml
http:www!fema!govmedia.library.data*0+10/*2.+345.*0450.42*5natural%ha'ards%+!pdf
Question #11: Identif and describe what affects earthquakes have had on our world in the past
Answer:
)ctivity: ?ow prepared should ou be for the ne(t earthquake? +ou can never be too prepared@ Aut
to!ether our own basic earthquake kit and ou can start with this basic checklist:
>ood that doesn"t need to be kept
cold
Bottled water
>irst aid kit
>lashli!ht
'(tra clothes
,adio
Watch this A&erican ,ed Cross video about how to &ake our own earthquake kit:
https:www!youtube!comwatch6v7$8(k9:$i$vs
)dditional #nformation and ;esources:
-earn &ore about how ou can prepare for the ne(t earthquake:
http:www!dropcoverholdon!orgbeatthequakegameshakeoutgame!swf
http:tremor!nmt!edufaqprepare!html
-earn &ore about earthquakes and have so&e fun too with these additional interactive sites:
http:www!chemforlife!orge,perimentsearthquakeimgearthquake!swf
http:www!eduplace!comkidshmscactivitiessimulationsgr3unitc!html
-earn &ore helpful infor&ation about earthquakes b clickin! on these websites:
http:www!usgs!govnatural%ha'ards
http:www!wmo!intpagesthemesha'ardsinde,%en!html
http:www!ngdc!noaa!govha'ardha'ards!shtml
http:www!fema!govmedia.library.data*0+10/*2.+345.*0450.42*5natural%ha'ards%+!pdf