Earthquakes Geology The Earth Science

Earthquakes Geology The Earth Science

Earthquakes

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- Information on how to build a shake table to test the resistance of structures to earthquake shaking. Includes classroom photos of the table in action.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in charge of helping people before and after a disaster. Site includes stories, photos, rap music, games, experiments and quizzes.
- An interactive exercise which demonstrates how seismologists pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake using seismic waves.
- Site features puzzles, games, science fair ideas, the online activity links, and virtual earthquake fly-bys.
- Shows a simulation of where earthquakes with a 5.5 or larger magnitude have occurred in the last five years.
- Investigates life and science along California's fault lines. The site includes exclusive video from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
- Earthquake simulator from the Learning Channel. Includes a list of the top ten quakes, technology, cities at risk, gallery of devastation, and "As the World Churns."
- Sections on learning from earthquakes, predicting quakes, and engineering quake-resistant buildings. Uses Flash animation and Quicktime video.
- Find out what earthquakes are, why they occur, and why we cannot predict them.

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