December 2018

Here’s the picture for “What Are Earthquakes.”

SEA-FLOOR SPREADING

https://www.ck12.org/earth-science/Magnetic-Evidence-for-Seafloor-Spreading/lesson/Magnetic-Evidence-for-Seafloor-Spreading-HS-ES/

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Google Earth

Viewing recent earthquakes around the world —  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/kml.php

Viewing past earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater —  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/

Viewing volcanoes around the world — https://volcano.si.edu/ge/GVPWorldVolcanoes.kml

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

Deadliest vs. Most Powerful Earthquakes

This will be page 9 of your science notes.

Here are the links that you need for the assignment.

10 Deadliest Earthquakes in History

10 Most Powerful Recorded Earthquakes

Here are the population values that you will need for the assignment.

POPULATIONS
Shensi(Shaanxi) – 32,368,083
Tangshan – 7,577,289
Sumatra – 50,370,000
Aleppo — 2,132,100
Haiti — 10,980,000
Southern Chile — 124,169
Prince William Sound — 1000
Kamchatka — 38,980
Arica — 229,689