Seismic Activity and Environmental Trends

Seismic Activity and Environmental Trends

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video provides an update on global earthquake activity, highlighting recent quakes in California, the Philippines, Indonesia, and South Africa. It discusses activity around divergent boundaries, including the South Sandwich Trench and Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and notes unusual low activity in Puerto Rico. The West Coast, including the San Andreas Fault, and intermountain regions like Yellowstone and Alaska are also covered. The video shifts to the Western Pacific and Philippine Plate, noting discrepancies between USGS and EMSC data. Space weather updates include solar activity and aurora forecasts. The video concludes with a look at California's fire map, emphasizing ongoing fires with zero containment.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which region experienced a 4.7 magnitude earthquake recently?

California

Philippines

South Africa

Indonesia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unusual about the recent seismic activity in Puerto Rico?

Increase in magnitude

Low number of earthquakes

High number of earthquakes

Decrease in magnitude

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which fault system is mentioned as having potential for a significant earthquake in the future?

San Andreas Fault

Brawley Seismic Zone

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

South Sandwich Trench

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current state of earthquake activity in the Yellowstone region?

High activity

No activity

Moderate activity

Minimal activity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current state of seismic activity in Alaska?

Significant increase

Significant decrease

Typical activity

No activity

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which region is experiencing a 'squeeze' due to plate movements?

San Andreas Fault

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Philippine Plate

South America

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current trend in solar flare activity?

Stable

Increasing

Unpredictable

Decreasing

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