Unit 5: Earthquakes

January 4th/5th Objective: Intro to Earthquakes Agenda:

New seating chart Warm-up/review plate boundaries Killer Quake video and questions

Warm-up At which plate boundaries do earthquakes occur? What are the three types of boundaries? Describe

how each of them moves.

January 6th/7th Objective: Earthquakes and EQ Faults Agenda:

Warm-up Earthquakes and Earthquake Fault Notes EQ Webquest

Homework:

Warm-upAnswer ‘True’ or ‘False’ to the following questions:

1. Scientists can predict earthquakes.

2. Animals can predict earthquakes.

3. Some people can sense that an earthquake is about to happen.

4. Earthquakes can occur because of certain types of weather (‘earthquake weather’)

5. California will eventually fall into the ocean.

January 8th/11th

Objective: How EQs travel/transfer energy Agenda:

Warm-up EQ Waves NOTES Webquest

Homework: Finish Webquest!

Warm-up Explain the difference between a normal fault and

a reverse fault.

What force is associated with a strike-slip fault?

Give an example of where you will find: A normal fault A reverse fault A strike-slip fault

EQ Essential Skills

1. Describe how earthquakes happen and explain the 3 different seismic waves associated with them.

2. Explain the two scales used to measure earthquakes and how they differ.

3. Describe the three types of earthquake faults.

January 12th/13th Objective: Measuring Earthquakes Agenda:

Warm-up Measuring EQs Notes EQ Magnitude Lab

What do you think?1. How big was the world’s largest recorded

earthquake (scale of 0-10, 10 being the highest)

2. What state has the most earthquakes?3. Which state has the fewest earthquakes?4. Which country has the most earthquakes every

year?5. What was the largest recorded earthquake in

the United States? (scale 0-10)

An earthquake occurs along this fault at Point A. With your neighbor, describe the following:

1. What type of fault is it? How can you tell?

2. Describe what will happen to the house at point B. You must include a discussion of P waves, S waves, and surface waves.

January 14th/15th Objective: Earthquake Damage Agenda:

Warm-up Finish Magnitude Lab; Lab Questions EQ Damage NOTES 1989 Quake video clip

Homework: #1-10 on Study Guide Test on Jan. 22nd!!

Warm-up

1. What does the Richter scale measure? 2. What is the difference in the amount of

energy released as you go up one number in the Richter scale (from a 4.0 to a 5.0, for example)?

3. What does the Mercalli scale measure? 4. What are some things that might affect the

amount of damage? 5. Which scale is more accurate? Why?

Warm-up 1. Which earthquake waves:

a. Travel the fastest?b. Travel the slowest?c. Can move through solids only?d. Can move through liquids and solids?e. Can create massive destruction when close to the center of the earthquake?

2. What are shadow zones? How do these provide evidence for the presence of an outer liquid core inside the Earth?

January 20th/21st Objective: Earthquake damage Agenda:

Warm-up Finish Fault notes Tsunami video EQ Damage/Tsunami notes

Homework: #1-10 on study guideTest January 28th/29th!

January 21st/22nd Objective: Review for test Agenda:

Warm-up (article)/stamp study guide Video Quiz Finish EQ Damage Notes (if applicable) Review for Test

HW: Test next class! Have your packet ready BEFORE you come to class!

Warm-up: Earthquake Hazards Article 1. What is subsidence? 2. Explain liquefaction. What is it, and how

does it damage buildings? 3. What is ground displacement? 4. How can earthquakes cause flooding? 5. How can earthquakes cause fires? 6. Where do most of the hazards to people

come from?