Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 35 views

    Historic Earthquakes

    Uploaded by

    blackwellbert
    This document contains a webquest on earthquakes with four parts. Part 1 defines key earthquake terms like foreshock, mainshock, and aftershock. It also describes how earthquakes are caused, recorded, and measured. Part 2 discusses what happens when tectonic plates meet and defines types of faulting. Part 3 explains what causes the ground to move during earthquakes and how seismic waves travel. Part 4 instructs the user to check the USGS website for current worldwide earthquakes and identify any that occurred in the United States today.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Historic Earthquakes

    Uploaded by

    blackwellbert
    35 views2 pages
    This document contains a webquest on earthquakes with four parts. Part 1 defines key earthquake terms like foreshock, mainshock, and aftershock. It also describes how earthquakes are caused, recorded, and measured. Part 2 discusses what happens when tectonic plates meet and defines types of faulting. Part 3 explains what causes the ground to move during earthquakes and how seismic waves travel. Part 4 instructs the user to check the USGS website for current worldwide earthquakes and identify any that occurred in the United States today.

    Original Description:

    Historic Earthquakes

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains a webquest on earthquakes with four parts. Part 1 defines key earthquake terms like foreshock, mainshock, and aftershock. It also describes how earthquakes are caused, recorded, and measured. Part 2 discusses what happens when tectonic plates meet and defines types of faulting. Part 3 explains what causes the ground to move during earthquakes and how seismic waves travel. Part 4 instructs the user to check the USGS website for current worldwide earthquakes and identify any that occurred in the United States today.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    35 views2 pages

    Historic Earthquakes

    Uploaded by

    blackwellbert
    This document contains a webquest on earthquakes with four parts. Part 1 defines key earthquake terms like foreshock, mainshock, and aftershock. It also describes how earthquakes are caused, recorded, and measured. Part 2 discusses what happens when tectonic plates meet and defines types of faulting. Part 3 explains what causes the ground to move during earthquakes and how seismic waves travel. Part 4 instructs the user to check the USGS website for current worldwide earthquakes and identify any that occurred in the United States today.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    Earthquakes Webquest Name: ________________________________

    Part 1: Earthquakes USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php

    1. What is an earthquake?

    2. What is a foreshock?

    3. What is a main shock?

    4. What is an aftershock?

    5. What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?

    6. Why does the earth shake when there is an earthquake?

    7. How are earthquakes recorded?

    8. How do scientists measure the size of earthquakes?

    9. Describe P waves.

    10. Describe S waves.

    11. How can scientists tell where the earthquake happened?

    12. Can scientists predict earthquakes?

    Part 2: Geography4Kids Faulting http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_faulting.html

    1. What happens when two plates meet?

    2. Describe folding:

    3. Describe faulting:

    4. What are dip slips?

    5. What does your textbook call dip slips?

    6. What is a strike slip?


    Part 3: Geography4Kids Earthquakes http://www.geography4kids.com/files/earth_earthquake.html

    1. What causes the Ground to move?

    2. What can earthquakes do to change the landscape?

    3. Why can we feel earthquakes hundreds of miles away?

    4. What are seismic waves?

    5. What is the epicenter?

    6. What is the focus?

    Now take the "quiz on earthquakes" (click on green box at bottom of page).

    Part 4: Checking Current Earthquakes http://earthquake.usgs.gov

    1. You will click on the above link "Checking Current Earthquakes,"


    2. Then click on the "Latest Earthquakes" Map.
    3. On the left side you will see a list of the latest earthquakes in the world that have been 2.5 magnitude or
    higher
    4. How many earthquakes have occurred around the world TODAY?

    5. Zoom out on the map and see where these earthquakes have taken place (orange dots). Where have most

    taken place?

    6. Where was the most recent earthquake in the United States?

    Using the USGS website,


    mark all of the
    earthquakes that
    occurred in the United
    States today with a
    colored circle.

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy