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Sci8 - Q2 - Mod2 - Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Earth - S Interior - Version 3
SCIENCE
Quarter 2 – Module 2
Earthquake, Tsunami and Earth’s
Interior
Science – Grade 8
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Quarter 2 – Module 2: Earthquake, Tsunami and Earth’s Interior
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Science
Quarter 2 - Module 2
Earthquake, Tsunami and
Earth’s Interior
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1:
Earthquake and Tsunami....................................................................1
What’s in: Activity 1: Word Search Puzzle ........................................................ 2
What Is It................................................................................................................. 3
Lesson 2:
Earthquake waves and the Interior of the Earth……………….. 7
What’s In: Activity 1: Fill Me In ............................................................................. 7
What Is It …………………………………………………………………………. 8
Summary ………………………………………………………………………………………….10
References ……………………………………………………………………………………… 13
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What This Module is About
In March 2011, a strong earthquake recorded in the Pacific Ocean near Japan.
Consequently, a tsunami hit Japan. Twenty thousand people happened ruined. More than a
million residences and structures were destroyed or damaged.
In 1976, an earthquake noted spot in the Moro Gulf in Mindanao. Following on, a
tsunami crashed nearby seaside regions. Thousands of people were destroyed. Numerous
further held reported disappeared. In this module, you will discover wherewith underwater
earthquakes produce a tsunami and how earthquake waves provide information about the
interior of the earth.
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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.
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What I Know
3. Scientists employ various techniques to detect if a fault is active. Which item isn't covered?
a. Scientists examined the country’s history.
b. Scientists noted the environment.
c. Scientists devised a fault model
d. Scientists investigated the past and present shakes.
4.Which determinant holds the rocks from gliding through each other?
a. The measurement of the rocks. c. The bending of the rocks.
b. The roughness of the rocks. d. The pattern of the rocks.
5. What appears when seismic waves move farther into the crust?
a. Seismic waves cease. c. Seismic waves keep their speed.
b. Seismic waves reduce down. d. Seismic waves rush up.
6.Not every fault action under the ocean will generate a tsunami. Which of the subsequent
fault changes will happen in such an event?
a. String movement c. Vertical movement
b. Sideward movement d. Horizontal movement
7.A tsunami approaching the coastal area, what is going to happen to it?
a. The wave hurries up and rises tall.
b. The wave breaks down.
c. The wave races.
d. It slows down and grows tall.
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9.Force within the world makes the bottom move. Which of the subsequent is that the
explanation of why there's no movement right away?
a. there's no movement instantly due to the bending of the rocks.
b. The rapid release of energy causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
c. there's no movement immediately due to the vibrations of the rocks.
d. Friction causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
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Earthquakes and
Lesson
1 Tsunamis
“In December 2004, close-knit family Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor)
and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the
perfect holiday turns into an horrible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths
of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though
Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage
change their terror.” (The Impossible| Film Synopsis)
Have you heard about tsunamis? Probably, yes! Tsunami could be one of the most
disastrous phenomena that has been part of the nature’s mechanism. It is very deadly that it
had killed thousands of lives in a matter of hours in the different parts of the world like Japan,
Indonesia, Thailand, and many other countries.
cartoonaday.com
Do you think, our country had ever experienced tsunami? The answer is yes. As
recorded by PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology), in November,
1994, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake produced a tsunami that caused 39 people to be
drowned in Mindoro. Also,a magnitude 8.1 earthquake along the Cotabato trench produced
a massive tsunami waves as high as nine meters in Moro Gulf. Around 8,000 people were
killed or missing and it is known as the most disastrous tsunami to hit the Philippines in the
last four decades.
Together, let’s explore and learn about tsunami and how it is generated.
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What’s In
What’s New
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. explain how tsunamis are generated; and
2. infer why tsunamis do not always occur even when there is an earthquake
Materials Needed:
container – batya or basin or any box type container wide enough that can hold water
toys, pieces of rocks, or anything that would represent as houses or objects near the
sea
a piece of plywood or plastic panel
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Procedure:
1. Place water in a container. Place an object in the water at one end of the container.
2. At the other end of the container, put a piece of plywood or plastic board flat at the
base of the container.
3. Ask someone at home to observe the surface of the water and the level of water
by the object as you go through the activity.
4. Hold the edges of the plastic board with your thumbs and fingertips. Wait for the water
to cease moving. Using only your fingertips, swish the end of the plastic board upward.
5. Observe what is produced in the water.
Q1.What was formed in the water by the swift push of the plastic board?
Q2. How was the water level by the object/s affected by the wave?
Q3. What does the movement of the water represent? How about the object/s?
Q4. What does the plastic board signify?
What Is It
Tsunami is a Japanese word pronounced as “soo - nah – me” which means “wave in
the harbor”. Sometimes, it is misnamed as “tidal waves”. It is caused by an earthquake and
other movements on the ocean floor. It travels at speeds up to 600 miles per hour. Tsunami
travelling in deep water and open ocean causes no damage and are hardly noticeable.
Tsunami travelling in shallow water can batter coastlines with waves as high as 100 feet,
causing considerable damage.
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Thus, once you are near the sea and you're feeling a strong earthquake, treat that as a
cautionary sign. Run to the topmost place you can find, or if you have a vehicle, vacate inland.
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What’s More
Activity 3 – Read, React, Reflect (Triple R). Complete the Triple R table based on the
readings below.
Read Me!
Individuals usually use the word tidal waves if they discuss tsunamis. That’s not
correct. Tsunamis are thanks to the sudden upward (or downward) action of rocks
accompanying a fault at the seafloor. Tsunamis aren't related to tides, which are littered with
the effect of gravity. The concept a tsunami is extremely powerful is that every wave
includes the whole bottom of the ocean, not the sole water on the surface. And why does a
tsunami grow to such elevated heights when it approaches the coast? The wave is long,
about 100 km approximately. When the “front” end reaches the shore, it slows down. But the
“tail” end keeps on coming at high speed. Therefore the water piles up and builds to serious
heights, smashing everything in its path.
Tsunamis are emergencies that endanger shores and seaside’s everywhere the
world. From investigations of experts and archival sources, we understand now that
tsunamis are a worldwide happening, they're plausible altogether of the world's oceans and
seas, including the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Pacific, and even in large
lakes where they'll be caused by landslides. The incidence and pattern of tsunami formation
seem to be correlated to the amount of every area of the planet and also the pattern and
extent of small to very large damaging tsunami occurrences. Tsunamis can only occur in
coastal regions and islands are the most targets. Nevertheless, whether or not frequently
beaches and coastlines are struck by tsunamis, the wave front can push in bays many
distances domestic. Tsunami cases that hit the countries found encompassing the "Ring of
fire" in know history (since the year 1600 BC). It's intriguing to determine that tectonic plates'
borders have produced the foremost utmost tsunamis. Earthquakes of a minimum of 7 on
the Richter create tsunamis. Tsunamis are likewise frequent than what the worldwide people
perceive. as an example, Japan is hit a minimum of once a year by a tsunami.
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About four-fifths of all tsunamis happen within the ocean, especially in lands that border the
Pacific Ring of fireplace. One point of this zone of huge seismic and volcanic movement
originates in New Zealand, going northwest to Indonesia (completely by-passing Australia)
and next moved to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, northeast beside the Asian coastline,
east to North America, and next south on the western North American coastline.
The Philippines is no stranger to tsunami. Mindanao had been affected by a
devastating tsunami in 1976; Mindoro was struck in 1994. For more information about
tsunamis, visit the PHIVOLCS website.
What I Can Do
Supposed you are living near the shore in a tsunami-prone area. As a resident, you
must be aware of the risk and readiness that you need in case such big waves hit your area.
Write at least 3 safety measures in each column that may help you when this disaster occur.
Copy and answer in your answer sheet.
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Lesson
Earthquake Waves and the
2 Interior of the Earth
What’s In
In grade seven, you have learned that the Earth is composed of four layers
namely the crust, mantle, inner core, and outer core. The crust, as the outermost
layer is much more familiar to us and was comprehensively studied by our scientists.
But how about the mantle and the core? Has anybody been there and collected data
about it? The answer is “No”. Humans have been to the moon, explored the outer
space, and every corner of our planet, but nobody had gone as deep as the mantle.
Previous researchers have started exploring and digging through the crust to reach
the mantle but it was stopped. So how do you think the Earth layers were discovered
and illustrated when nobody has seen it? We often consider earthquakes as a
problem, a scary disaster we are always afraid of. But did you know that it had also
helped our scientists discover what’s deep in the Earth? Let’s find out how.
What’s New
Activity 1- Fill-me in
Name the mystery words by filling-in the blanks.
1. _ _ _ e_ c_ _ e
2. l a _ _ rs _ _ the _ a_ _ _
3. _ a _ _ l _
4. _e_s_ _ c _ _ v_
5. v_b_ _ t _ _ _
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What Is It
Figure 3. The behavior of seismic waves reveals what the Earth looks like inside.
Comparatively seismic waves move more inward into the crust, they speed
up. This suggests that at the bottom the rocks are denser. In the uppermost part of
the mantle, the waves decrease down. That means the rocks there are partly melted.
As the waves enter the core, one variety of seismic waves (s-waves)
disappears. That suggests that the outer core is liquid. At particular depths, the
waves are reflected and refracted (bent). That means the Earth must exist layered.
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Pia C. Ocampo, et al.,Science 8 Learner’s Module (Pasig City: 2013), page 136.
What I Can Do
2-D Clay Earth Model Paper Earth Model 3-D Styro or Cardboard
Materials: clay, 1/8 Materials: colored papers Earth Model
Illustration board, labels and marker Materials: styro ball or
cardboard, paint, marker
NOTE: You may also use any recyclable materials like food wrappers or magazines if
materials above are not available. Show your creativity and resourcefulness!
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CONTENT
(20%)
Three or more parts of Only two parts of the Earth Only one part of the Earth
Layers of the Earth layers are layers are correctly made or layers is correctly made or
the Earth (6 correctly made or illustrated. illustrated.
pts) illustrated.
Labeled Three or more parts of Only two parts of the Earth Only one part of the Earth
Parts the Earth layers are layers are correctly labeled. layers is correctly labeled.
(6 pts) correctly labeled.
CREATIVITY Exceptionally clever and Thoughtfully and uniquely Shows little creativity,
(20%) unique in designing the presented in designing the originality and/or effort in
(4 pts) project project designing the project
5 4 3
TIMELINESS Submitted on or before Submitted one to five days Submitted more than 5
(10%) the set deadline after the deadline. days after the deadline
(2pts)
OVERALL Excellently Attractive Attractive Fair
IMPACT
(10%)
(2 pts)
TOTAL (100 points)
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Summary
Earthquakes produce tsunami if a fault suddenly moves on ground, you get an
earthquake. However if a fault suddenly moves in or near a body of water, you may get a
tsunami in addition to the earthquake. Moreover, earthquake waves give data about the
interior of the earth through termed seismic waves. Seismic waves move within the body of
the Earth. At specific depths, the waves are reflected and refracted (bent). That indicates the
Earth must be layered.
Assessment (Post-Test)
2. The seismic waves travel through the Earth and carry information from the
interior to the surface. all of the following statements is true, EXCEPT
a. The seismic waves are refracted or bent.
b. The seismic waves are stocked on the rocks
c. The seismic waves bounced back
d. The seismic waves are reflected
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6. Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?
a. The depth of the rocks. c. The bending of the rocks.
b. The roughness of the rocks. d. The arrangement of the
rocks.
7. What happens when seismic waves travel deeper into the crust?
a. Seismic waves disappear. c. Seismic waves maintain
their speed.
b. Seismic waves slow down. d. Seismic waves speed up.
8. Not every fault movement beneath the sea will produce tsunami. Which of
the following fault movements will result to such occurrence?
a. String movement c. Vertical movement
b. Sideward movement d. Horizontal movement
11. Energy from the inside the Earth makes the ground move. Which of the
following is the reason why there is no movement right away?
a. There is no movement right away because of the bending of the
rocks.
b. The rapid release of energy causes the delay of the movement of
the ground.
c. There is no movement right away because of the vibrations of the
rocks.
d. Friction causes the delay on the movement of the ground.
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Key to Answers
Lesson 1. Earthquakes and Tsunamis
What’s In Activity 1 - Word Search Puzzle
What’s New
Activity 2 – Oh My “soo - nah – me” (Tsunami) !
What’s More
Activity 3 – Read, React, Reflect (Triple R)
Answers vary.
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What I Can Do
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References and Links
Milagros Lim-Borado, PhD. and Heidi Grace Lim-Borado, PhD. Interactive and Innovative
Teaching Strategies. Quezon City, Metro Manila: LORIMAR PUBLISHING, INC,2015.
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