| Do you want to be a seismologist? Well here's your chance! You tune in on your local news station, and you here there is a huge earthquake coming to your city. You have to find a way to keep your family safe. In order to do that you have to learn about earthquakes. |
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What is an earthquake? What causes an earthquake? What tools are used to measure an earthquake? How strong was the strongest earthquake ever recorded? How long does the average earthquake last? What are plate boundaries?
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Get with a friend to be in a group. 2. Print out the questions for you and your partner. 3. Study them with your partner using the links below. 4. Take notes while gathering information. |
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Nice work! You saved the city and your family from the earthquake. Now you know a lot about earthquakes! When another earthquake hits, you will be prepared, now you are a seismologist! These are some games you can play.
Turner-Fairbanks Highway Research Center
Date Last Updated: April 23, 2008
