EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS:
*Name of earthquake
*Country where earthquake occurred (include a map).
*Population of that Country
*Language spoken in the Country
*Plant and animal life that live in the earthquake zone.
Earth’s Plates
*Name of Earth’s plate or plates that is close to the earthquake.
*Type of plate boundary located near your earthquake (divergent, convergent, transform fault).
*Explain the interaction of the type of plate boundary located at or near your earthquake.
*Explain what earthquakes are and why they occur.
*Why do earthquakes occur in California? Which plates are interacting in what ways?
*What part of the plates is breaking to cause earthquakes?
*List and explain the different hazards caused by earthquakes:
(falling objects, collapsing infrastructure, lahars, tsunamis) and how to avoid them.
*Explain what people can do to prepare for an earthquake (safety).
Include what people should put in an earthquake survival kit.
VOLCANO:
*Name of volcano
*Elevation (how tall is the volcano)
*Country where volcano is located (include a map).
*Population of that Country
*Language spoken in the Country
*Plant and animal life that live on the volcano or near the base of the volcano.
Earth’s Plates
*Name of Earth’s plate or plates that surround your volcano.
*Type of plate boundary located near the volcano (divergent, convergent, transform fault)
*Explain the interaction of the type of plate boundary located at or near the volcano.
Volcano Type
*Name the volcano type (shield, cinder cone, composite).
*How often does it erupt?
**Project: Courtesy of Mrs. Paulsen!**