Transcript Earthquakes - 7D

Earthquakes
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by Tyler Clark 7C
Earthquakes
• Earthquakes are disturbances and
movements of the earth’s plates
• The most damage is closer to the center
or the focus.
• A focus is a place deep in the earth’s crust
where the earthquake begins
• The epicenter is on the center right above
the focus.
Results of earthquakes
• Earthquakes can cause fires, landslides,
tsunamis, and cracks through the earth.
• The fires are caused by broken gas lines,
hydro lines.
Major Earthquakes in 2008
• Sunday March 08, 2009 Local Time:
05:16:04 ADT Magnitude: 3.4 MN
Latitude: 46.6 North Longitude: 66.32
West UT Date
and Time: 2009-03-08
08:16:04 UT this was a earthquake in
Rogersville NB that shows it magnitude
and everything.
earthquakes
People really don’t like earthquakes
because yes they are dangerous and will
kill a lot of people and destroys cities.
Now here is some photos from how
dangerous they are.
• See what I mean people are injured and
people also died from the disasters of
earthquakes
What people are doing to prevent
the destruction.
• Builders are building away from the faults.
• And builders are building the buildings
better.
• Scientists are working to make accurate
forecast on when earthquakes might
happen.
• Geologists are working on ways to
forecast where a earthquake may happen.
References
• http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=eart
hquakes&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#q=earthqua
kes&hl=en&emb=1&aq=f
• World book E6 2008 World book in
Chicago.
• Crompton’s by Britannica, Inc.