Lesson On Earthquakes Powerpoint.Ppt

Earthquake's By:Jeff Fillman and Biz Van Tiflin

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What are Earthquake’s??? ,[object Object],[object Object]

10 Interesting Facts About Earthquake’s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

10 Interesting Facts Cont’d…. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

San Andreas Fault Line The San Andreas Fault is the sliding boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. It slices California in two from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. San Diego, Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate. San Francisco, Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate http://geology.com/articles/images/san-andreas-fault-map.jpg

Video Footage During an Earthquake ,[object Object]

Richter Scale ,[object Object],[object Object],Charles Richter

10 Most Destructive Earthquakes Location Date Magnitude Chile May 22, 1960 9.5 Prince William Sound, Alaska March 28, 1964 9.2 Andréa of Islands, Aleutian Islands March 9, 1957 9.1 Kamchatka Nov. 4, 1952 9.0 Off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia Dec. 26, 2004 9.0 Off the coast of Ecuador Jan. 31, 1906 8.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands Feb. 4, 1965 8.7 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia March 28, 2005 8.7 India-China border Aug. 15, 1950 8.6 Kamchatka Feb. 3, 1923 8.5

1960 Valdivia earthquake ,[object Object],[object Object]

Footage From Valdivia Earthquake http://www. youtube .com/watch?v= vxXf -dYtG7Q&feature=related

Map Showing the Areas Affected by the Tsunami

Divergent Boundary Animation ,[object Object],A divergent boundary is where two adjacent tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

Thrust Fault Animation ,[object Object],A thrust fault is a reverse fault with a dip of 45° or less.

Quiz ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. What Earthquake was the most destructive? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3. What’s the name of the scale which measures the magnitudes of earthquakes? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Answer Key ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Homework Assignment ,[object Object],[object Object]

Thank You For Your Time ,[object Object],[object Object]

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