Volcano and Earthquake Independent Study Project
Welcome to our first independent study project. You may earn up to 105 points.
Remember, when you are using websites, it is not acceptable to cut and paste
information. Summarize in your own words. Please use only the sites I have
bookmarked here.
MUST DO – 25 Points each
1. Types of Volcanoes
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html
List the types of volcanoes across the top of the chart and draw a diagram of each. Below the
diagram, write a brief description and then list the name of one real volcano of each type and
where it is located.
Type:
Diagram:
Description
Name One:
2.
New Madrid Fault
Go to two of the New Madrid (on the blog) websites and read them. The first article is written at
a lower Lexile score than the second. The third one includes a short news video so you will need
headphones if you choose this one. After you have finished reading two of the three articles,
write a paragraph, (5-8 sentences) to summarize what you learned. It should include the basic
who, what, where, when, why and how of the topic.
Go to the first New Madrid website. On the left, in the tan column you will see a red band. Click
on the Earthquake FAQ. Click there and choose 3 questions that you want to learn. Write the
question and the answer in your own words.
3. Seismic Waves
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys2900/homepages/Marianne.Hogan/waves.html
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1002/es1002
page01.cfm
Read about the 3 types of waves. Briefly explain how studying seismic wave teaches us
about the composition of Earth’s layers. Then complete the chart by drawing and writing
about how each type of seismic wave moves through particles.
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P-Waves
Other
Names:
Draw a neat
and labeled
diagram to
show the
motion of
particles in
this type
wave.
Explain the
motion in
words.
S-Waves
Surface Waves
CHOOSE TWO-10 points each Write these on notebook paper
Sunset Crater Volcano Field Trip
Describe something new you learned at two of the stops on the trip.
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/sunset/sunsetft.html
Deadly Volcanoes
Launch Interactive. There are 7 different volcanoes described. Choose one volcano and
write a descriptive paragraph of why it is so "deadly".
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcanocity/deadly.html
Would you want to be a volcanologist?
Give three reasons why or why not. Be sure to look at the FAQs.
http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanologist/how_to.html
Recent Quake Activity
List the locations and magnitude of the five latest earthquakes. Zoom the map out so
you can see the whole world.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
Location
Magnitude
DIGGING DEEPER –- 5 points each
Engineering through a Quake
Give two ways engineers can make buildings withstand quakes and a way they can
strengthen a structure that is already built.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/damage/building.html
Exploratorium - Fault Line Seismic Science at the Epicenter
Investigate the big quakes in our history. Write two sentence including when, where,
magnitude etc. http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html
Just for fun - IF You’re done
Nyiragongo Rim Take a 360 degree rim tour
http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/nyiragongo/qtvrpanos-en.html
Hawaiian Volcanoes—Look at lava flows and lava tubes videos
http://www.nps.gov/havo/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm
Hot Spots - Global Space-Global Space-Born Thermal Monitoring Learn about how we study
volcanoes from space
http://hotspot.higp.hawaii.edu/
Volcano Pictures – National Geographic pictures – some can become your desktop wallpaper
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/volcano-general/