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Earthquakes and VolcanoesName ________________________ Go to this website:http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/main_frames.htmlClick on “Multimedia Version”There will be a short introduction, then click on “Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes”Along the top there will be yellow tabs. Click on “Plates Pass By”Read the paragraph on this page and answer these questions:1)How long is the San Andreas fault? __________________________ 
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What is “unique” about the San Andreas fault? _______________________________  _____________________________________________________________ Click on the “Earthquakes” circleClick on the “1” “2” and “3” to read the paragraph3)How many Earthquakes are recorded each year? ______________ Click on “Where can you experience an earthquake?” (In white box)
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Locate the line of earthquakes that ARE NOT along plate boundaries, where are they? ________________________ Click “Back” and then on “How do we determine an earthquake’s size?”Read the paragraph5)The amplitude of a 5.0 earthquake is how much higher than the amplitude of a 3.0? ______________________ 6)The ENERGY of a 5.0 earthquake is how much higher than the ENERGY of a 3.0? ______________________ Click “Back” and then on “Ten of the deadliest earthquakes”7)Which earthquake caused the most deaths? _________________ 8)Which earthquake had the highest magnitude? ________________ 9)Which earthquake was the most recent? _________________ Click “Back” and then on “Seismic waves”
 
Click on the “1” “2” “3” and “4” to read the paragraph and look at the different diagrams10)What does the “P” in “P Wave” stand for? ________________________________ 11)What can “P” waves pass through? ______________________________________ 12)How do “P” waves move? ________________________________________________ 13)What does the “S” in “S Wave” stand for? _________________________________ 14)Are “S” waves faster or slower than “P” waves? _____________________________ 15)How do “S” waves move rock? ___________________________________________ 16)Why can’t “S” waves pass thru Earth’s outer core? ____________________________  _____________________________________________________________ 17)What kind of motion do surface waves have? ________________________________ 18)Surface waves are the ______________ of the three waves and cause the most _______________ 19)Why do seismic waves speed up as they go deeper into the earth? _________________  ______________________________________________________________ Click “Back” and then on “Which Earthquake Risk Zone Do You Live In?”20)If red is a “5” and tan is a “0”, what risk do we have? _______________ 21) What risk does most of Maine have? _______________ Click the “Plates Pass By” tab at the top againRead the paragraph22)What direction is the Pacific plate moving? ___________________ 23)What direction is the North American Plate moving? ________________ Click on “Transforming California”24) How far down do you have to go to get to thehot, ductile rocks? _______________ Click “Back” and “Transform Faults on theSea Floor”Watch video25) What do transform faults on the sea floor form? _________________________ Click “Back” and then “5:12 am ….”26) How long did the 1906 Earthquake last? ______________ 27) How far did the Pacific plate move? ________________ 28) How many deaths are estimated? _________________ 
 
Click “Back” and then “A View From Above”Watch the videoClick the “Volcanoes and Hot Spots” tab on the top to go to the next screenClick “Inside and Active Volcano” read the paragraph29) What type of volcano is this a picture of? ________________ 30) What is “Pyroclastic Flow?” _____________________________________________ Click on the “2” under the paragraph31) Where is magma found? _____________________________________ 32) What is magma composed of? _______________________________________________ 33) ______________ is magma that erupts non-explosively and ____________ is magma thaterupts explosively.Click on “Volcano Profiles” tab at the top34) What does the “Size” of a volcano depend on? ___________________________________ 35) What does the “Shape” depend on? ________________________________________ 36) “Sticky” lava builds ____________________________________ 37) “Fluid” lava builds ______________________________________ 38) What does the “Explosivity” of a volcano depend on? ____________________________ 39) What are the two main gasses in a volcano? ___________________ Explore the different types of volcanoes to answer the following questions(BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PICTURES OF THE TYPES OF ROCKS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM)40) What type of volcano is Mt. St. Helen’s? ____________________ 41) Why does “Breadcrust Rock” have it’s name? ____________________________________  ____________________________________________________________________ 42) How are “Flood Basaltic Plateaus” formed? ____________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________ 43) Why are there holes in Basaltic Lava? _________________ 44) What type of volcano is Mt. Rainier? _________________________ 45) How old is Mt. Rainier? ________________ 46) How many volcanoes are in the Cascade Range? _________________________ 47) What are these volcanoes over? __________________________ 48) What are the black crystals in Andesite Lava? ____________________ 
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