Sunday, January 19, 2014

Week of February 3rd

Links for the week:






Assignments with hard-copy questions:



Videos:


What if a major quake hit the US?
Seismogram of Dec. 31st 2011 Earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio



Be familiar with Earthquake Safety!


Famous Earthquakes!
1989 - San Francisco
Collapse of Bay Bridge

2010 Haiti


2010 - Chile
2011 - Japan


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Friday, January 3, 2014

Week of January 13th 

Volcanoes - Continued!

December 2013 - Mount Etna erupts in Italy

December 2013 - Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia 

December 2013 - Mount Chaparrastique in El Salvador Erupts


Questions of the Week:


1.  What do all 3 of these volcanoes have in common? 

 Explain each of the following topics as they relate to these 3 active volcanoes: 
  • Plate tectonics 
  • Type of volcano
  • Eruption behavior
  • The safety of living near these volcanoes
(Record your answers after p. 237 in your workbooks)


Iceland's Hekla Volcano erupting in 2012 - notice the aurora?


Question:



 2.  How are the 30 volcanoes in Iceland different than the 3 volcanoes above?


Part 1 - Links Needed For Virtual Volcano Question Packet:








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