Earthquakes By: Jacobs Garcia
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT ARE EARTHQUAKES?
EARTHQUAKES ARE:
GROUND VIBRATIONS
WHEN TECTONIC PLATES RUB WITH EACH OTHER
A SERIES OF VIBRATIONS IN THE EARTHS CRUST
TECTONIC PLATES
TECTONIC PLATES ARE
OTHER NAMES
OTHER NAMES FOR EARTHQUAKES ARE:
TEMBLOR
WORD HISTORY
THE WORD TEMBLOR COMES FROM:
IT COMES FROM:
"TEMBLOR" ISI FROM LATIN ORIGIN CONSISTING FROM 1895-1900
SPARTA!
SPARTA IS AN ISLAND IN GREECE
SCALE OF MAGNITUDE
WHAT ARE EARTHQUAKES MEASURED BY:
THE RICHTER SCALE
IS USED TO MEASURE EARTHQUAKES
WHO MADE THE RICHTER SCALE?
CHARES FRANCIS RICHTER
CHARLES DEVELOPED THE RICHTER SCALE
UNITED STATES
WHERE DO EARTHQUAKES STRIKE?
WESTERN COASTLINE
EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN MOST HERE
WHY DO THEY HAPPEN IN CALI ALOT
FAULT LINES
SAN ANDREAS FAULT IS ONE FAMOUS FAULT
TEXAS
WHERE DO EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN IN TEXAS
MOUNTAINS AND BASINS
THEY HAPPEN MOST IN WESTERN TEXAS
DAMAGE
YES THE DAMAGE IS VERY SEVERE
WARNING
WHAT ARE THE SYSTEMS?
ACCELEROMETERS
CAN DEVISE QUAKES IN PROGRESS
MYTHS
EARTHQUAKES HAVE MYTHS
TULI
RUSSIAN GOD WITH SCRATCHING DOGS
HELP
CAN EARTHQAUKES HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
MINERAL PLACEMENT
THEY CAN HELP MINERALS GET PLACED UPWARD
PREVENTION
HOW CAN WE PREVENT EARTHQAUKES
WATER
POURING WATER IN FAULT LINES FOR LUBRICATION
