Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. Compress and expand or push and pull the ground like an accordion or slinky. Developed for the shakeout by the southern california earthquake center. While the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of the block is moving, the energy that would normally. When this is high, the rocks lock together, stress builds until an earthquake occurs. The changing earth santa ana unified school district.
The words are hidden in all directions including diagonally and backwards and there may be some overlap. Free earthquake worksheets for use when learning all about. In the 1600s in italy, for example, scientists used a device that contained water to observe seismic waves. Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries where two chunks of lithosphere scrape together the focus is the location where the energy is released the epicenter is location on the earths surface directly above the focus faults are cracks along which. Forces in the earth tension, compression, shearing cause stress at. The test is based on concepts from the units volcanoes and earthquakes. Worksheet 6 plate tectonics student name 60 25 10 2 2 10 25 60 inspection copy for schools only. This includes the interior of earth, the rock record, plate tectonics and landforms. Earth sciencevolcanoes and earthquakes esl worksheet by. Aug 01, 2012 buchanan high school teacher web site. The grade 6 earth science unit on earthquakes and volcanoes is presented to students through a series of investigations using indirect evidence models and direct evidence, experiments, active learning experiences, researching using a variety of sources, questions, and assessments. A word search puzzle featuring earthquake vocabulary words. Chapter 8 earthquakes and earth s interior section 8. Elastic strain happens when an object is deformed, and then when the stress.
Science articles, worksheets, and activities for teaching students about rocks, layers of the earth, and volcanoes. The basic concept for earthquakes, of course, is the three main seismic waves. Use your map to answer the questions on the back of the worksheet. Before the nineteenth century, however, scientists used other types of instruments to study earthquakes. Activity 1 complete the words and tick the states of matter properties of e. In full colour with studentfriendly design layout, they aim to help make learning about earthquakes fun and interesting. Earthquakes is a free printable earth science worksheet that helps 4th graders improve their earthquake vocabulary. You may make a copy in the file menu to type your answers directly into a document, or print out this page. Suggest a family activity to parents that focuses on earth processes such as. This booklet is written to help people better understand earthquakes.
In this lab, you will make a simple earthquakedetecting device and determine how it is affected by seismic waves. Test your students knowledge on earthquakes, weather, hurricanes and other phenomenons with our readytoprint quizzes. It has a vocabulary matching quiz, labeling questions for visual diagrams and other open ended questions. Dec 8, 2019 12 earth science earthquakes worksheet, science stay safe and healthy. Earthquakes from the link above, color in each state with the appropriate color from your key in order to represent how many earthquakes of magnitude 3. Earthquakes are caused when stress within the crust of the earth builds up, causing an area of rock to snap along a fault. The packet contains over 100 pages of readytorun materials covering. Our slideshows provide a list of the best printables, activities, reading guides and digital books relating to earth. Extreme weather never fails to excite, and these are earthshaking.
Folded rocks have been subjected to a plastic strain. Worksheets, printables and additional teaching resources help round out your unit on earthquakes and other natural disasters. The location below the earths surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the. Read each page it is only a few paragraphs each time and then answer the questions. Forces in the earth tension, compression, shearing cause stress at plate boundaries. F post assessment earthquakes and volcanoes 1 sciencematters post assessment concepts addressed earthquakes indicate plate movement along faults in california. Plate tectonics use the links below to explore available resources covering major concepts associated with the study of plate tectonics. They also offer hands on activities to help those tactile learners in your classroom. Most earthquakes occur when rocks fracture, or break, deep within. Read pdf earth science worksheet plate tectonics answers the earths crust is located below the. Earth science worksheet earthquake word search puzzle by. Earth science chapter notes and worksheets boiling. Instead, they indicated the magnitude or direction of an.
The crust and top pat of the mantle are made of moving pieces called tectonic plates. Tectonic plates printable 6th 12th grade teachervision. Plastic strain occurs when stress is applied to an object, and it becomes deformed. According to the united states geological survey each year there are more than 10,000 earth quakes and in many years the number reaches above 30,000. Reading strategy building vocabulary as you read this section, write a definition for each. This courseware module is part of penn states college of earth and mineral sciences oer initiative. Aint no more earth science stuff assignment sheet a pdf file that has all of the current homework. An earthquake occurs when earths surface shakes because of the release of seismic energy following the rapid movement of large blocks of the crust along a.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. Notes and handouts are available by clicking the links below. This printable warmup includes a science reading passage and related questions. These science passages, causeandeffect texts, graphic organizers, charts, earthquake worksheets, and content area vocabularybuilding activities are sure to engage your learners. Plates, earthquakes and volcanoes maite cozar activity 5 fill the mindmap with the words below. Give your student a fun reading page and word search, filled with fun facts all about the earth s desert ecosystem. Premium membership option you are not currently logged in. Extreme earth plates earthquakes and volcanoes maite cozar.
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It touches the areas of layers of the earth, faults, definition of earthquake, wher. One of the most famous fault lines is the san andreas fault pictured. Locations of earthquake epicenters on earth map here are a few nice usgs maps that might be useful. Worksheets are work extreme earth, module 3 earthquakes tsunamis, earthquakes fema 159, earthquake safety activities, earthquake word search puzzle, earthquakes, fourth grade earthquakes, workbook scag earthquake preparedness initiative. Can meredith help miranda see the importance of earth day. Earthquakes and volcanoes 9 name date class wave detecting today, scientists use seismographs to observe and record seismic waves. Displaying all worksheets related to earthquake science. Earthquakes are concentrated along these plate boundaries. Sign in to castle learning regularly to do hw and study for tests and quizzes. An earthquake is the shaking, rolling or rumbling of the earth that happens when two blocks of earth, called tectonic plates, shift beneath the surface. Fourth grade earthquakes k12 science curriculum ngss. The earth, the crust, the mantle, the core, continental crust, oceanic crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, inner core, outer core, lithosphere 865 km thick 2900 km thick 3480 km thick 5500. Teacher planet offers lesson plans on epicenters, real time data projects and how scientists predict earthquakes.
The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. I use a ed worksheet which also shows the parts of an earthquake such as focus and epicenter, and illustrates the three main waves. Read pdf earth science worksheet plate tectonics answers the earth s crust is located below the. Eliza richardson, associate professor, department of geosciences, college of earth and mineral sciences, the pennsylvania state university. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The science behind earthquakes what is an earthquake. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Use the websites below to answer the following questions about earthquakes. All 6th grade earth science earthquakes and volcanoes lessons and literature can be. Set includes a crossword puzzle, word search, vocabulary study guide sheet and a matching pair puzzle.
Chapter 12 earthquakes focus the location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs epicenter the point on. Worksheets in earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics for use within the science classroom. With this worksheet, your student will learn how the tides work. I copied the maps onto transparencies and created a lab where students ultimately overlaid the transparencies to compare and contrast the locations of earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate boundaries. These earthquake worksheets are high quality, colourful activities designed to appeal to those wishing to learn about earthquakes. Think critically in your science journal, note any. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines, the place where two tectonic plates come together. Unit iv, measuring earthquakes, explains earth quakes in terms of. This section explains what earthquakes and faults are and what causes earthquakes. Seismic waves, richtermercalli scales, earthquake zones, and more. Earth sciencevolcanoes and earthquakes esl worksheet. Teaching earthquakes marcias science teaching ideas. Wind your way through the word maze to reveal an interesting fact. Give your student a great earth science study tool, complete with a list of fun facts and a word search all about the grasslands.
The region of initiation of seismic energy within the earth is called the. Earth energy resources pdf or fossil fuels pdf challenge your students to explore energy topics on the web with these scavenger hunts contributed by stacy baker. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The amount of water spilling out during an earthquake indicated the amount of shaking. Whether earthquakes change the earth quickly, or over long periods of. The tectonic plates divide the earth s crust into distinct plates that are always slowly moving. Its a beautiful day and all miranda can think about is riding her bike in the park with her best friend meredith, but meredith has plans to plant trees for earth day. My kahoots are open to the public, search for minerals and look for my name. Read each page it is only a few paragraphs each time and then answer the quest. Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries where two chunks of lithosphere scrape together the focus is the location where the energy is released the epicenter is location on the earth s surface directly above the focus faults are cracks along which rocks slide. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. Intro to earth science edpuzzle assignment students watch the video and use the links provided to find answers for the quiz questions that are built into the video. Resources in this section pertain to the theory of continental drift, plate tectonics, mantle convection, plate boundaries, hot spots, earthquake waves and earthquake analysis.
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