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Annotated by:
joshua cournaya
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Earthquake Legends
http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqlegnd.htm
- The legends from India believe what three animals help hold up the earth?
- What causes an earthquake in West Africa?
- Do the legends of Central America believe the Earth is round?
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Historical Earthquakes
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps_usa.html
- What city and state in the U.S. recorded the largest magnitude for an earthquake?
- How many estimated deaths are attributed to the 1906, San Francisco earthquake?
- Why do you think the 1906 earthquake caused a great amount of damage?
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Recent Earthquake Activity
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsUS/
- How many earthquakes have occurred around Alaska in the past week?
- How many earthquakes have occurred in the Midwest in the past week?
- How many earthquakes have occurred worldwide today?
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Tsunami
http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/general/physics/physics.html
- What does "tsunami" mean?
- What happens to a tsunami as it approaches land?
- How do earthquakes generate a tsunami?
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Earthquake Survival
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/public/survival.shtml
- You are outside when an earthquake occurs, what should you do?
- List three things a person should do after an earthquake?
- What are the three most important items contained in an earthquake survival kit?
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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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