Earthquakes

Question 1

How many earthquakes happen in each year that scientists have estimated

Answer 1

Several million

Question 2

Around about how many people died in the Haiti earthquake

Answer 2

About 230000

Question 3

Activity one

Answer 3

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Question 4

Where do you earthquakes happen

Answer 4

Along the margins of tectonic plates

Plate boundaries

Question 5

What causes earthquakes

Answer 5

The tectonic plates slowly grind against each other

They vibrate through the earths crust the shockwaves cause the ground shake

Question 6

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Answer 6

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Question 7

Where is the earths crust weakest place

Answer 7

Where the tectonic plates meet

Question 8

Where do you earthquakes happen

Answer 8

On the plate boundaries in the same areas as volcanoes

Question 9

Why are some communities in higher risks than others

Answer 9

People living closer to the plate margins on high-risk than others because that’s where earthquakes occur

Question 10

How much can and earthquake affect the people in this area depends on a number of things such as

Answer 10

The quality of buildings theyLive in how well this area is prepared for an earthquake how many people live in the area the availability of people who can rescue and treat earthquake survivors

Question 11

Name some high risk comunities of an earthquake

Answer 11

Cities of more chance of being hurt then the real areas because of the buildings. Sunami is can be caused. Places with Poor rescue plans can wait days to be rescued

Question 12

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Answer 12

List reasons why some people at More risk than others

Question 13

What is the earths crust made up of

Answer 13

Take tectonic plates

Question 14

What is the area called where tectonic plates meet

Answer 14

Plate boundry and fault line

Question 15

What is it called when the area in the earths crust where the shockwaves begin

Answer 15

The focus of the earthquake

Question 16

Which causes more damage shallow earthquakes or deep earthquakes

Answer 16

Deep earthquakes whyThe further the shock waves can travel causing damage over a wider area

Question 17

What is the place on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus

Answer 17

Epicentre

Question 18

Where is an earthquake most extreme

Answer 18

At the epicentre

Question 19

What are the scientist called who study the seismic waves released from the centre of an earthquake

Answer 19

Seismologists

Question 20

What instrument do seismologists use to record the pattern of the wave

Answer 20

Seismolgraphs

Question 21

What can seismologists work out

Answer 21

How strong the earthquake is how long it will be

Question 22

Who was the Richter scale named after

Answer 22

Charles Rector

Question 23

Who was Charles Rector

Answer 23

And American Seismologist

Question 24

What is the Richter scale used for

Answer 24

How strong the earthquake is

Question 25

Who was the McCalley

Answer 25

He was an Italian sees managers who invented the scale which calculates the strain of the earthquake are looking at how much damage

Question 26

The fault with these trembles

Answer 26

Kk

Question 27

How do we reduce the impact of earthquakes

Answer 27

Make stronger buildings
Good rescue plans. 
Well trained rescue teams
Good equipment to cope with damage. - helicopters, diggers, cranes
Good doc, nurses and medical supplies. 
Water and food.

Question 28

Act 5

Answer 28

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Question 29

Case study of Haiti Earthquake.

When did this earthquake strike.

Answer 29

12 Jan 2010

Question 30

Where did it strike?

Answer 30

Capital Port au Prince.

Question 31

Act 6

Answer 31

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Question 32

Give an idea of the devastation of the earthquake.

Answer 32

3.5 million were affected
230 000 dies
300 000 injured
Lots do houses badly damaged
Million had to live in tents
Out break of cholera

Question 33

Many people were helped
Improved temporary housing
Given clean water
Given access to clean toilets
Schools got up and running
More teachers were trained.

Answer 33

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