Earthquake+&+Volcano+WebQuest

1. Where was the most recent earthquake near us? (click on the map to zoom.) 2. What was the magnitude? 3. When did it happen? 4. Where and when was the largest earthquake in Pennsylvania? 5. What was its measurement on the Mercalli Scale? 6. How long will it be until LA and SF are next to each other?
 * http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/**
 * http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/**
 * http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/transform.html**

Watch “Earthquake Vocabulary” and jot down 3 key terms. What do they mean? 7. 8. 9.
 * http://discoveryeducation.com/haiti-earthquake/**

10. What was the measure of the Haiti earthquake aftershock on Wednesday, January 20? 11. How many days after the main quake was the aftershock? 12. What do you think an aftershock is? Click on “Earthquake Preparedness.” Name three things NOT to use during an earthquake. 13. 14. 15.
 * http://news.discovery.com/earth/haiti-aftershock-earthquake.html**
 * http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/faq.php**

Name FIVE hazards posed by volcanoes (“other” does not count as a hazard). 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
 * http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/judgehaz.html**

Name THREE clues a volcano can give that it is going to erupt. 21. 22. 23.
 * http://www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes/forecast.html**

24. Which volcano killed the most people? 25. What year did it erupt?
 * http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/VolcanicFacts/deadly_eruptions.html**

26. Estimate: How hot is a volcano? 27. What is the Ring of Fire? 28. How do volcanoes affect the weather?
 * http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Outreach/AboutVolcanoes/how_hot_is_a_volcano.html**
 * http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/ringfire.htm**
 * http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Outreach/AboutVolcanoes/do_volcanoes_affect_weather.html**

29. Why are the volcanoes in Hawaii so special? 30. How many are there?
 * http://www.gohawaii.com/statewide/discover/essential-hawaii/volcanoes-of-hawaii**