Top 10 Earthquakes

Warm-up: What is something you already know about earthquakes?

A place where two tectonic plates meet up is called a __________________

• Fault Line

• Quake Line

• Plate Line

• Brake Line

When 2 tectonic plates slip past each other and collide they can create a ___________________

• volcano
• earthquake
• mountain range
• fault line

The Ismet, Turkey Earthquake lasted __ seconds and released the equivalent of 1000 atomic bombs.

How many Earthquakes does the earth see every year?

• About 12

• About 900

• About 20,000

• About 1 Million

A massive wave caused by an Earthquake is called a ____________

• tornado
• earthquake
• tsunami
• hurricane

The city of Kobe, Japan changes its building codes in 1981 to better protect from ____________

• typhoons
• floods
• earthquakes
• landslides

The Mercali Scale ranges from 1-12 where 12 means ___________

• moderate shaking
• minor damage
• severe tremors
• total destruction

After an Earthquake occurs, there is terrible devastation. What part of recovering from an earthquake do you think would be the hardest part?

What part of the video did you find the most interesting?