Earth Science Unit 2 Day 4

Learning Objective: Students will learn about the impacts of earthquakes by building models and will analyze and interpret data in writing using technical vocabulary: seismic waves, subduction, convergent boundary, transform boundary, oceanic crust, continental crust, tension, compression.


Questions:

1. What causes earthquakes? (book or brain)
2. What makes some earthquakes stronger than others? (brain)
3. Pyroclastic flow would be most likely in a(n) _______ eruption.

Answer choices for number 3:

	A. Hawaiian B. plinian C. fissure D. strombolian Links for earthquake proof building brainstorming: http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/engineering-construction/engineering-the-impossible-arches-vs-beams/ http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/engineering-construction/engineering-the-impossible-earthquake-proof/ 5 reasons buildings fail earthquakes