Section One.

What, where, how, why?

Earthquakes are when two or more pieces of earth (plates) rub or scrape together and make rumbling or shaking underneath the earth.

Earthquakes occur on the edges of the plates. (Fault lines), which are on the western part of the United States, northern Africa, above Antarctica, and southern Eurasia.

Earthquakes happen in these places because they are where the Fault lines are. The two plates rub together and form the earthquakes. And the only places where there are two plates are on the fault lines.

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Earthquakes

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Volcanoes and Earthquakes affecting your life today!

Earthquakes and Volcanoes are very destructive. But they can be very fun to watch.

Volcanoes are openings in the earth, which Molten Lava, ash, and gases come out. Volcanoes start under the earth and come up and usually make a small island. Volcanoes can cause much destruction. They can cause deaths, loss of homes, and much other horrible damage.

Earthquakes are disruption underneath the ground. Caused by the tectonic plates sliding and grinding together. Earthquakes, like volcanoes, can cause deaths, loss of homes, and other horrible damage.

prepAration for earthquake

  • Choose a safe place in every room--under a sturdy table or desk or against an inside wall where nothing can fall on you.
  • Practice DROP, COVER, and HOLDON at least twice a year. Drop under a sturdy desk or table, hold on, and protect your eyes by pressing your face against your arm. If there's no table or desk nearby, sit on the floor against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases, or tall furniture that could fall on you. Teach children to DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON!
  • Choose an out-of-town family contact.
  • Consult a professional to find out additional ways you can protect your home, such as bolting the house to its foundation and other structural mitigation techniques.
  • Take a first aid class from your local Red Cross chapter. Keep your training current.
  • Get training in how to use a fire extinguisher from your local fire department.
  • Inform babysitters and caregivers of your plan.

Conclusion

We have learned a great deal from the earthquake project. We have learned how to record earthquake data, write and answer questions relating to earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and that there are A LOT more earthquakes happening around the world then we think. I never thought there would be five or six earthquakes A DAY! I have learned a lot about earthquakes and volcanoes, I’ll definitely be thinking about the people in danger a lot more now then I would ever had.