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EarthquaEarthquakeskes
This six minute talk is about This six minute talk is about earthquakes in general.earthquakes in general.
A road after A road after an earthquakean earthquake
IntroductionIntroduction
An earthquake is a sudden movement of the ground.
We are going to talk to you about earthquakes.
The CauseThe Cause
The EffectThe Effect
The effects of earthquakes vary. This is a result of a variety of things such as the strength of the earthquake, the amount of people in the area and the level of development in the area where the earthquake struck.
Measuring EarthquakesMeasuring Earthquakes
The magnitude of earthquakes is measured with a seismometer.
A horizontal seismometer
Did You Know Facts
Some international schools have earthquake drills every now and then?
Earthquakes under the ocean cause tsunamis?The largest earthquake ever recorded had a
magnitude of 9.5 out of 10 in southern Chile? Over 2,000 people died and 2,000,000 were left homeless. It also caused a tsunami in Japan!
An earthquake
drill
Major Earthquake Locations
These are some of the major earthquake locations:
• China (the latest victim of earthquakes)
• Chile• Turkey• America• Japan• Indonesia
Word Searchs e i s m o m e t e r
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c e e c n f y t i x r
o c s l i k b h q r y
w t o n t h a q q z d
a k p x u z g u b k m
e g n h d p j a g n e
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Seismometer
Effect
Earthquake
Cause
Magnitude
QuestionsWhat do you measure earthquakes with?SeismometersEarthquakes happen along what?Plate marginsWhere has the latest earthquake in the
world hit?ChinaWhat does magnitude mean?Size of the earthquakeWhere was the largest earthquake
recorded?Southern Chile
Information from: bennett.karoo.net/topics/earthquakes
Pictures from:images.google.com
Video from:teachertube.com
References
Glossary
• Magnitude – size• Seismometer – a machine used to
measure movement in the earth’s surface
Natural Disasters Video
Click this link to see video:
Please note that the title is in French.Translation of the title: Natural
Disasters(We are only going to show thirty
seconds of the video. Sorry for any inconvenience.)
Thank you for listening We hope you learnt something today
and hope you have enjoyed our talk.
Information researched by
Caitlin
Pictures found by Jenny