Geology 8 - Earth Science California State University, Sacramento Unit 9 - Earthquakes Review of instructions for completing the Activities (see the syllabus for more details): Surfing Sites: You must visit all of the surfing sites and write a description of the content of each one. Please note that a web site may consist of many web pages and you should visit enough of these to be able to describe what the entire site is about, not just the home page. Your descriptions should be brief - perhaps a paragraph for each site - but must include 1) a general description of the web site and 2) at least one example of something you learned from the Web site. Web Exercise: You must 1) describe in detail what you did in the Web Exercise and 2) report to me your results. Be sure to include in your report the answers to any questions which are asked on the web site, copies of any forms which you filled out and any certificates of completion which you receive. Activity #1 Surfing Sites Earthquakes 1 Earthquakes 2 Savage Earth - Earthquakes Web Exercise Go to How do Rocks Respond to Stress? Complete all 3 pages of the tutorial (by using the "next" links) and report your answers to all the questions which are asked. Activity #2 Surfing Site Earthquake Images (In the "earthquake" space, type in the name of a famous earthquake and then click on "submit" to view images of that earthquake. If you don't know the name of a famous earthquake, pull down the menu on the right of the space to get a list of earthquakes to choose from.) Web Exercise Go to Epicenter Location/Magnitude. Follow the instructions given on the Web site. Be sure to include in your report the answers to the questions which are asked and a copy of your certificate of completion. Activity #3 Surfing Sites Latest Earthquake Information "Top Ten" Recent Earthquakes IRIS Seismic Monitor Web Exercise This Exercise requires you to take readings over a period of time - start early. Go to Today's Earthquake Activity. Follow the instructions given under "Directions for Student Activity." Be sure to include in your report a copy of the map which shows where your earthquakes occurred. Activity #4 Surfing Site Earthquake Preparation Bay Area Earthquake Maps and Information Web Exercise Go to Earthquake Simulator. Follow the instructions given on the Web site. Report your results. Activity #5 Surfing Sites San Andreas Fault San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire Earthquakes and Faults, Southern California Web Exercise Go to Calavaras Fault Tour. Take the tour. Report where you went and what you discovered. Activity #6 Surfing Sites Savage Earth - Tsunami Tsunami! Web Exercise Go to Tsunami, the Big Wave. Read the tutorial all the way to the end (by clicking on "next" at the bottom of each page). When you reach it, click on the link for the Tsunami Quiz and report your answers to the questions which are asked. Activity #7 Web Exercise Go to Earthquake Crossword Puzzle. Complete the puzzle. Turn in a copy of the completed puzzle. Activity #8 Web Exercise Go to Crustal Deformation Quiz. Take the Quiz and report your score. (Please don't "cheat." The point of these quizzes is for you to see how much - or how little - you have learned.) Activity #9 Web Exercise Go to Earthquakes Quiz. Take the Quiz and report your score. (Please don't "cheat." The point of these quizzes is for you to see how much - or how little - you have learned.) Activity #10 Web Exercise Go to Earthquakes Self Test. Take the Quiz and report the number of questions you answered correctly on your first try. (Please don't "cheat." The point of these quizzes is for you to see how much - or how little - you have learned.)