Section outline


  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes - the Story of ...

    Earthquake/Volcano Google Slides Project


    Earthquake or Volcano Name: _____________________________________________


    • Keep this paper with you the whole time you are working on the google slides. Turn it into your teacher on the day of presentations. 

    • Use your book and research the information. All information must be in your own words. 

    • Make a 5-10 question worksheet to give to the listeners during your presentation. Have an answer key made for the worksheet and grade them after the presentation.


    Earthquake

    1. Location - Describe where and when the earthquake took place, use a map. 

    2. Plate motion - What tectonic plate motion caused the earthquake. Name the plates and describe the motion (direction of each plate). Boundaries - What type of plate boundary is at that location.

    3. Epicenter - Give the exact epicenter, show a picture if possible. Define epicenter and describe how the epicenter is found. 

    4. Fault - What type of fault (strike-slip, normal, reverse) explains how that fault moves. 

    5. Waves - What type of waves: primary, secondary, or surface, did the earthquake have? Describe what that type of wave does, how it moves.

    6. Magnitude - What was the earthquake's magnitude. Use the Modified Mercalli Scale and the Richter scale. Explain what each scale represents as well as the number associated with your earthquake. 

    7. Risk - What is the risk of another earthquake in that area? Explain how that is determined. 

    8. Extra Info - Extra interesting facts.  


    Volcano

    1. Location - Where is the volcano located and when did it erupt, use a map. 

    2. Formation - How did the volcano form, (convergent boundary, divergent boundary, or hotspot)? Describe the formation. What tectonic movement caused the formation of the volcano. 

    3. Type of Volcano - Shield, composite, cinder cone, or Caldera. Describe the type of volcano. 

    4. Eruption style - Quiet or Violent, describe why it had this type of eruption.

    5. Effects of Volcanic Eruption - Describe lava flow, ash fall, mudflow, or pyroclastic flow. What type of damage was done with the effects of the lava flow? 

    6. Prediction of next eruption - When is the next eruption predicted for, how do seismologists make this prediction?

    7. Classification - What is the current classification of the volcano now (dormant, active, extinct). Describe what that classification means. 

    8. Eruptions and Climate Change - describe how volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change. 

    9. Extra Info - Extra interesting facts. 

    Presenting in Week 9 Session 1 and 2 to your peers.