Gooru Living Earth- Earthquakes and Volcanoes 06-09-2010

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Living Earth

Earthquakes and VolcanoesScience

Video Instructor:


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Why do earthquakes happen?

Questions Submitted by Students

What does it feel like to experience an earthquake?

Why do volcanoes occur?


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Earthquake in the studio?


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Did you Know?

Earthquakes are common natural events

Since I started speaking3 minutes ago

6 earthquakes happened somewhere in the world


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News Report - Earthquake in Haiti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1eW4jXox8

Play time: 0 sec to 22 sec


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Vocabulary

Epicenter


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Vocabulary

Seismic Scale


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What does it feel like to experience anearthquake?

Play time: 0 sec to 40 sec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBXTvtFaCU



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Why do earthquakes happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBXTvtFaCU

Play time: 58 sec to 1:30

Tectonic Plates



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Vocabulary

Tectonic Plates


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Tectonic Plates


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Tectonic Plate Boundaries


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Two tectonic plates rub against each other andbuild up pressure over time, then suddenlyrelease their pressure.

Earthquakes are caused when:


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Does the movement of tectonic platesonly cause earthquakes or other natural

events as well?

Question Time

A) Yes, it only causes earthquakes

B) No, it causes other natural events as well


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Volcanoes

Destruction caused by Earths movement


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Iceland Volcano Eruption

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6339052n

Play the full length


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Most volcanoes form alongtectonic plate boundaries


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Why do Volcanoes occur?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRfEGvp6wDU&feature=related

Play time: 0 sec to 1 min 3 sec



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Vocabulary

Lava


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Vocabulary

Magma


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Which of the following statements is true?

Lets Think!

A) Volcanoes can be found under water

B) The tallest volcano in the solar system isn't on the

Earth

C) A majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur along

tectonic plate boundaries

D) A and B

E) A, B and C


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Which of the following statement is true?

A)Volcanoes can be found under water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmMlspNoZMs

Play time: 1 min to 1:20 sec.

Mute the volume and explain that these pictures are taken from a submarine inside water


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B) The tallest volcano in the solar system isn't

on the Earth

Mount Olympus Mons on Mars(21000 Meters tall!)

Mt. Everest = 8,840 Meters



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C) A majority of earthquakes and volcanoes

occur along tectonic plate boundaries

Pacific Ring of Fire



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Question Time!


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Question Time

What is the main cause of an earthquake?

A) Superstitious beliefs

B) Earth's rotation around the sun

C) Movement of tectonic plates

D) None of the Above


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Question Time

Which kind of plate boundary is responsiblefor most of Earths volcanoes?

A) Divergent B) Convergent

C) Transform


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Question Time

Which of these natural calamities is usuallycaused by plate tectonics?

A) Floods B) Earthquakes

C) Hurricane D) All of the above


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Question Time

The intensity of an earthquake is measuredusing?

A) Thermometer

B) Barometer

C) Odometer

D) Seismometer

E) None of these


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What did we learn today?

The movement of Earths tectonic plates

can cause:

Earthquakes and Volcanoes


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Parting Question

Do you think the movement inside theearth only causes destruction?

A) Yes, it only causes destruction

B) No, it can cause non-destructive events

Hint:

Mountain Formation

Volcanic Islands


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Thank You!

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