Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Earth Science: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Phase 1 – Research
Research the following questions using the Internet resources below, and take
Cornell Notes on what you find.
Volcanoes
1. Who studies volcanoes?
2. What is a volcano?
3. What are the 3 ways volcanoes are formed, and what are the
differences between them?
4. Where does each of these volcanoes form?
5. How do we predict a volcanic eruption?
6. How powerful is a volcanic eruption?
7. What effect does a volcano have on the surrounding area?
Earthquakes
1. Who studies earthquakes?
2. What is an earthquake and what causes them to happen?
3. When do earthquakes occur?
4. At what depth do earthquakes occur?
5. What is the relationship between faults and earthquakes?
6. Can we predict an earthquake?
7. What is the range of magnitude for earthquakes?
8. How often did earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 5 occur in the
World this year? In the US this year?
9. What effect do earthquakes have on the surrounding area?
10. What kind of prevention plans are used to reduce earthquake damage? (Give
2 or 3 examples)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html
http://www.hsv.com/scitech/earthsci/quake.htm
Lots of sites to choose from
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci2.html
How climate changes may be affecting these phenomena
http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/nat_hazards/n
a new earthquake-prediction site
http://www.openhazards.com/