Les 4 - §1.2 intro Videoopdracht

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning

• Huiswerk check
• Start §1.2 Wereld: aardbevingen
• Video opdracht

Huiswerk check

1.2 World: earthquakes

Key words §1.2

Earthquake - Vibration caused by a sudden movement of the earths crust

Epicentre - The point on the earths crust where the earthquake is the strongest

Magnitude - The power of an earthquake measured on the Richter scale

Richter scale - Scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

Plate tectonics - movement of the earths crust

Learning goals

1. You know what an earthquake is and what the consequences can be.
2. You understand how earthquakes form

At which type of plate boundaries can you find earthquakes?

1. Transform (plates sliding alongside one another)
2. Divergent (plates moving away from one another)
3. Convergent (plates moving toward each other)
4. all of the above

Earthquake

• Vibration caused by a sudden movement of the earths crust
• Why is it sudden?
• A little experiment

questions with the video

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How many times more powerful is an earthquake of 8 on the Scale of Richter compared to an earthquake of 6?

1. 2x
2. 9000x
3. 30x
4. 900x

Why is it not possible for an earthquake of magnitude 9 to occur in California?

How do we know a mega earthquake occured in 1700?

Why is a mega earthquake in front of the US a bigger problem than an earthquake in front of Japan?

Which two factors are important for the damage an earthquake causes?

Homework

assignment 1, 2, 3, 7 of §1.2

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