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What’s shaking???
S6E5. Students investigate how the
Earth’s surface is formed
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EARTHQUAKES
Def: the vibrations caused by the
breaking of rock within Earth
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Where do earthquakes happen?
Along faults(breaks in Earth’s crust)
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What causes Faults?
–The movement of plates puts stress on rocks
–After a lot of force, the rocks break and move along the faults
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What are the 3 main types of faults?
1 – Normal Faults2 – Reverse Faults3 – Strike-Slip Faults
(Earthquakes!)
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How do earthquakes occur?
• Pressure builds up and stresses the rocks
• The rock breaks and moves along the fault
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Types of faults depend on the plate boundaries and the stress that moves the rock of the lithosphere.
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Most stress is at boundaries where plates meet because…The edges of the plates along faults catch against each other, lock up, stop the movement, and stress builds up!
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What are seismic waves?
Waves of energy generated by an earthquake that travel through earth.
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What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The point directly above the earthquake focus is the epicenter or where the earthquake began.
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Seismic Waves
The FOCUS is the area beneath Earth’s surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake.
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By predicting where an earthquake is likely to happen…
People can plan their houses to be farther away and/or build seismic-safe structures
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• Richter Earthquake Magnitudes Effects:Less than 3.5 Generally not felt, but
recorded. 3.5-5.4 Often felt, but only minor damage. 5.5-6.0 Slight damage to buildings.6.1-6.9 Can be destructive in areas where
people live. 7.0-7.9 Major earthquake. Causes serious
damage. 8 or greater Great earthquake. Total
destruction to close communities.
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Earthquake Facts & Games
• http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/facts.php
• http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/earthquake-profile.html
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What happens if there is an earthquake in the ocean?
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Tsunamis
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A TSUNAMI…HUGE ocean waves created by earthquakes that can destroy everything in the path.
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Earthquake Resources:
• http://www.ecs.csun.edu/~shustov/ShakeZone.htm
• http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.html