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Exploring Earthquakes and Volcanoes: A Webquest for Scientific Discovery

Join us in a comprehensive webquest designed to explore the fascinating phenomena of earthquakes and volcanoes. Through research, you'll discover the causes, locations, and types of these natural events that signify energy and movement beneath the Earth's surface. Answer key questions, learn about the Richter scale, and understand the different volcanic shapes. Investigate famous earthquakes and volcanoes, and express your preference for either phenomenon. Complete your findings in a PowerPoint presentation for submission.

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Exploring Earthquakes and Volcanoes: A Webquest for Scientific Discovery

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  1. Which Team are you? Earthquake and Volcano Webquest NO COPYING AND PASTING PUT ALL IN YOUR OWN WORDS

  2. Instructions • Use the websites on the following page to learn all that you can about Volcanoes and Earthquakes. These two phenomena tell us that there is energy and movement going on beneath us in the center of the earth. • Answer the following questions- insert the answers into the power point. • Save the power point to Mrs. Shepherd’s drop box like this: • Partner1 firsts and last name. partner 2 first and last name. period.eqv • Example: joeshmoe.janedoe.p3B.eqv

  3. Instructions cont. • You will need to learn • The causes of EQ and Volcanoes • Where they occur • The different kinds (for earthquakes you must explain the Richter scare, and for volcanoes the three volcanic shapes • Summarize the two famous earthquakes and volcanoes given to you.

  4. Websites earthquakes • http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php (How they are formed and where) • http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/waves.html (waves) • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8421290/Blackpool-earthquake-the-Richter-scale-explained.html (richter scale explained) • http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/1906/18april/index.php (famous 1906 EQ)

  5. Volcano Websites • http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html (volcano types) • http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2000/fs036-00/ (famous example MSH) • http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/dynearth.html (where they occur) • http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/meltrock.html (how they form)

  6. Replace your names here Put your period here

  7. What are the Causes? Earthquakes Volcanoes PUT ANSWERS HERE • PUT ANSWERS HERE

  8. Where do they mostly occur and why Earthquakes Volcanoes Map and explanation • Map and explanation

  9. What are the different kinds? Earthquakes Volcanoes List and define/explain the different types of volcanoes (lava flow, how formed, shape) • Explain the Richter Scale • What does each number mean • How does it work

  10. Extras Earthquakes Volcanoes What is a hot spot? • What is a P and S wave? How are they different?

  11. Famous Ones Earthquakes 1906 SF Volcanoes MSH Location: Date: Death count: Description (5-8 sentences): • Location: • Date: • Death count: • Description (5-8 sentences):

  12. Which I like best and why • Replace this text and explain which you like better earthquakes or volcanoes and why

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