Earthquake Quiz Study Guide

Here is a copy of the study guide sent home with students last Monday for the earthquake quiz on Wednesday, October 26th.
Mrs. Baier

6^th Grade Earthquakes Quiz Study Guide

Key Terms to Know

Collisional Boundary, Convergent Boundary, Divergent Boundary, Transform Boundary, Seismograph, Richter Scale, Mercalli Scale, Focus, Epicenter, Seismology, Deformation, Fault

Key Concepts:

Where do earthquakes mainly take place?

Where is the largest and most active earthquake zone?

What are the two types of deformation and what is the difference between the two?

How are earthquakes measured?

What are the differences between the Richter and the Mercalli Scales of earthquake measurement?

What is the difference between a focus and an epicenter?

What areas of the United States are more prone to earthquakes?

What are some things engineers and architects do to make earth quake resistant buildings? 

What should you do to protect yourself if you are in an earthquake?

Be able to give details about one of the famous earthquakes we discuss in class.

 

Earthquakes

This past week the 6th grade students learned a lot about earthquakes.  They learned where earthquakes mainly take place, the difference between plastic and elastic deformation, two scales of earthquake measurement (Richter and Mercalli), and many other things.  On Monday, October 17th, the students will build a structure to try to withstand a "Mrs. Baier Earthquake" in class.

The U.S. Geological Survey has a great website for students about earthquakes.  They can even see where earthquakes have occurred in the world most recently.  The website address is: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/

National Geographic has a short video about earthquakes that shows images from the Great San Francisco earthquake in 1906.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/earthquakes/earthquake-101.html

On Wednesday, October 26th, the students will have a quiz over earthquakes.  I will send home a study guide on Monday prior to MEA break.  After their quiz on earthquakes, the 6th grade class will move on to studying volcanoes.

Mrs. Baier

Welcome to 6th Grade Science!

Welcome to 6^th Grade science.  So far, students have learned a bit about the composition of the Earth.  They know about the 3 main layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, and the theory of continental drift.  They have also learned a bit about the scientist Alfred Wegener, who developed the theory of continental drift.   

During the month of October the students will continue to study the composition of the Earth. 

They will learn about earthquakes (how and why they happen in relation to the Earth’s tectonic plates, and the measurement of them) and volcanoes (how and why they form in relation to the Earth’s tectonic plates).  After studying plate tectonics, the class will move to a study of the Earth’s oceans.  

PBS has a good website on plate tectonics.  You and/or your student may visit it here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/

This is a short video talking about continental drift:

http://www.5min.com/Video/Learn-about-The-Continental-Drift---Plate-Tectonics-117505893

Enjoy!

Mrs. Baier