Natural Disasters
Which natural disaster deals with magma escaping?
Volcano
Which NATURAL DISASTER moves rock and soil to another location?
Landslides
Which natural disaster shakes the earth?
Earthquakes
Why did so many buildings get completely destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
1) The earthquake was very strong
2) There were no laws about building codes
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Along tectonic plate boundaries
Which natural disaster deals with earths plates moving together or apart?
Earthquake
Pressure from the earth
Where do volcano eruptions and earthquakes usually happen?
Along plate boundaries
Name as many answers as you can: What do engineers do to help buildings survive earthquakes?
Braces, Shear walls, pendulums, counterweights, base isolators, create building codes to prevent buildings from being too tall, etc..
What do you called molten rock below the earth's surface?
Magma
What does an underwater earthquake form?
Tsunami
Underground movement between plates causes what?
An earthquake
What is the region called around the pacific plate where most Earthquakes and Volcanos occur?
Ring of fire
Do engineers usually get everything right the first time? If not what do they do once something fails?
It usually takes many attempts to get something right. Engineers test their product and then go back to make it better
When magma comes out of a volcano it is called what?
Lava
Which natural disaster can form new land?
Volcanos
How can volcanos be helpful to small islands like Hawaii?
They create new land
True or false, tectonic plates fit together like puzzle pieces
true
What were some constraints (limitations) you had when building your earthquake resistant buildings?
Time and materials
What occurs when two plates move, bump, or slide past each other?
An earthquake occurs
Which natural disaster can form mountains?
Earthquakes
What are the puzzle pieces of the earth called?
Tectonic plates
What is the scale called that measures the magnitude of earthquakes
Richtor scale
What do you think would survive an Earthquake better, an tall skinny building or a wide short building? Explain.
A wide short building would survive better because it would have a more sturdy base
What is the outermost layer of earth called?
Crust