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Track #260286: Earthquake Enrichment
Annotated by: joshua cournaya
1. Earthquake Legends
http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqlegnd.htm

  1. The legends from India believe what three animals help hold up the earth?
  2. What causes an earthquake in West Africa?
  3. Do the legends of Central America believe the Earth is round?

2. Historical Earthquakes
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps_usa.html

  1. What city and state in the U.S. recorded the largest magnitude for an earthquake?
  2. How many estimated deaths are attributed to the 1906, San Francisco earthquake?
  3. Why do you think the 1906 earthquake caused a great amount of damage?

3. Recent Earthquake Activity
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/

  1. How many earthquakes have occurred around Alaska in the past week?
  2. How many earthquakes have occurred in the Midwest in the past week?
  3. How many earthquakes have occurred worldwide today?

4. Tsunami
http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/physics/physics.html

  1. What does "tsunami" mean?
  2. What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?
  3. How do earthquakes generate a tsunami?

5. Earthquake Survival
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/public/survival.shtml

  1. You are outside when an earthquake occurs, what should you do?
  2. List three things a person should do after an earthquake?
  3. What are the three most important items contained in an earthquake survival kit?

6. Earthquake Simulator
http://dsc.discovery.com/anthology/unsolvedhistory/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html

1.  You need to simulate three unique earthquakes?  Explain the choices you made for: the type of ground, prevention, and magnitude.  Which "quake" was the most destructive?

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