Predicting Technology
A machine that detects and records ground motion produced by earthquakes and other seismic events
Technology built in rivers to control flooding
What is a dam? OR What is a reservoir?
A wall built along the coastline to prevent erosion of the beach
What is a sea wall?
If there is a lot of water collecting on the street in front of where you live, the county might put a storm drain in the street. Before they pay to put the drain there, what is the most important question to consider?
Are storm drains safe for the environment?
Do storm drains cause flooding to occur somewhere else on the street?
Would a storm drain help to control the road flooding?
Would a storm drain help to control the road flooding?
Contour plowing and terracing both help to prevent water runoff. They also prevent this constructive/destructive process.
What is erosion?
A mapping system used to analyze and display geographic information, which is helpful for predicting and examining flood risk.
What are Geographic Information Systems?
This is a natural disaster than storm drains prevent
What is flooding?
This technology is commonly built to protect homes from tides, waves, and tsunamis
What is a sea wall?
Which question best describes what information you can get from a seismograph?
How do tectonic plates move?
How much magma is in the earth?
What is the temperature of the earth's crust?
How do tectonic plates move?
This is what grass and other vegetation is used to prevent
What is soil erosion?
Satellite images of storms have many colors. Blue appears around the edges of the storm where the rain will be light. Red appears in the _______________.
What is the middle of the storm, where the rain is heaviest?
A tall barrier built next to a river to control flooding
What is a levee?
Rebuilding soil that was lost from natural disasters or erosion by adding soil and plants to keep the new soil in place
What is vegetation replacement? OR What is soil replacement?
When designing technology related to earthquakes, which is the best question to consider?
How can materials withstand high temperatures?
How can materials be designed to resist erosion?
How can seismology be studied to save lives and property?
How can seismology be studied to save lives and property?
This technology is used to predict where storms might be forming over the ocean
What is satellite imagery/GIS maps?
This technology can tell us about the locations of flooding during heavy rainstorms
What are GIS maps?
This type of farming reduces erosion by adding steps or paths into curved surfaces of the earth
Roots hold the soil together while the plant shields the ground
What is vegetation management?
Which of the following questions would best help engineers design a dam to protect houses along a river from flooding?
How high can the river rise before it floods nearby houses?
How many days per year does it rain in the area?
How many times a year does the river flood the area?
How many times a year does the river flood the area?
This is what meteorologists use satellite images to predict
What are storms? OR What are hurricanes?
A technology that produces a map of heat energy, or temperature, it is helpful for monitoring and predicting weather patterns
What is Infrared Satellite Imagery?
Technology used to keep the streets from collecting water and flooding during storms.
What is a storm drain?
This is a tall barrier built out into the ocean to control beach erosion
What is a jetty?
Which question should scientists ask to help them plan and predict when another earthquake may happen?
What has the satellite imagery seen about storms starting in the area?
Have infrared images picked up the temperature of seismic activity in the area?
Has there been a pattern in the seismic activity read from the data on a seismograph?
Has there been a pattern in the seismic activity read from the data on a seismograph?
This is what seismographs are measuring when they scribble
What is the intensity of an earthquake?