Deadliest Force Essay: Inquiry Chart (I-Chart) for Research
Topic: Which is the deadlier force?—Earthquakes or Volcanoes?
What I know before my research: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Question
Where does this force
tend to occur? What is
the population density
like in these areas?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Question
What hazards/
destruction result from
this force?
Question
What are some examples
of particularly
destructive/deadly
occurrences?
Question
Can this force be
predicted? Can people be
warned? Can people
minimize the destruction?
Question
Are there any
positive effects of
this force?
Preferred and Helpful Web Sites (Check off any that you use to complete your research.)
Population Density Maps
U.S. http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/pdf/512popdn.pdf
World http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/population.html
Volcanoes
_____ http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ (Q1, Q2, Q4)
_____ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/forces/volcanoes.html (Q2, Q4)
_____ http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/ (Q2, Q3, Q4)
_____ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/mountains/volcanoes.htm (Q1, Q2)
_____ http://volcanology.geol.ucsb.edu/ (Q2, Q5)
_____ http://www.ready.gov/volcanoes (Q1, Q2)
_____ http://urbanext.illinois.edu/earth/index.cfm (Q1)
Other sources used:
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Earthquakes
_____ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ (Q3, Q4)
_____ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/forces/earthquakes.html (Q1, Q2, Q3)
_____ http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes (Q4)
_____ http://library.thinkquest.org/10136/earthquk/earttq.htm (Q3, Q4)
_____ http://urbanext.illinois.edu/earth/index.cfm (Q1, Q2)
_____ http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0402/es0402page01.cfm (Q5)
Other sources used:
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