4.+Earthquakes

= Process for Earthquakes =

Watch a video showing several earthquakes and their aftermath or the damage caused by them:

Click on the link below http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/earthquakes/earthquake-101.html *//note: video starts after the advertisement//

Earthquake Montage media type="custom" key="5761057" align="center"

To find more videos, go to the Videos- Earthquakes page.

= = = Sample questions about earthquakes: =

Background researcher:

 * What is the definition of an earthquake?

Historian:

 * What was the most disruptive earthquake in the 20th century, and why do you think so?

Geologist:

 * ======Why do earthquakes occur?======

Environmentalist:

 * ======What types of damage can earthquakes cause to buildings?======

= Resources for information about earthquakes: =

Use this Google search box to search through the links on this page:media type="custom" key="3718223"
All about earthquakes- animations, science, history, etc.- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/

FEMA for kids- all about earthquakes and how to stay safe- []

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) describes what to do during an earthquake, what causes earthquakes - http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/index.shtm

Red Cross: what to do after an earthquake- []

Preparing for an earthquake- []

Scholastic:
 * [|Earthquake Q&As]
 * [|Understanding the Richter scale]
 * [|More about the richter scale]

Scientists answer questions about earthquakes- []

Plate Tectonics, Earthquake causes and activities- []

Facts and myths about earthquakes - http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/aware/follies.html

Find out how earthquakes work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/earthquake.htm

Things to learn about earthquakes - http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/overview/

PBS Savage Earth: causes, predicting quakes, safe building, animations- []

US Geological Survey:
 * FAQ's about earthquakes: []
 * Earthquake facts- []
 * Earthquake "Top 10" Lists - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/top10.php
 * Most recent earthquakes (Look for Chile)- []
 * Largest earthquakes in the U.S.- []

An online textbook about earthquakes - []

More detail about earthquakes, including plate tectonics and faults, and photos of famous earthquakes - http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html

Illustrations of famous earthquakes- []

BBC News: History of deadly earthquakes- [] Animation showing how earthquakes happen- []

Map of earthquake probabilities in the U.S. - http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/earthquakemap/frame.htm

Geology terms, how earthquakes are measured - http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/kids-earthquakes-intensity.html

What is seismology?- []

What is a seismologist?- []

Environmental challenges after earthquake in china- []

Environmental impact of an earthquake (Haiti)- []

Environmental impact of earthquakes- []

EARTHQUAKES IN THE NEWS: California/Mexico: Baja Earthquake []

Chile: Photographs of earthquake affects in Chile- [] Aerial pictures of Chile after the earthquake of 2010- [] Chile earthquake affects-http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html

Haiti: Comparing haiti's earthquake to "Top 10" list- []