Standards
9. The geology of California underlies the state’s wealth of natural resources as well as its natural
hazards. As a basis for understanding this concept:
ES 9. b. Students know the principal natural hazards in different California regions and the geologic basis of
those hazards.
California is subject to a variety of natural hazards. Active fault zones generate earthquakes, such as those of the
San Andreas Fault system. Uplifted areas with weak underlying rocks and sediments are prone to landslides,
and the California Cascade Mountains contain both active and dormant volcanoes. The erosion of coastal cliffs
is expected, caused in part by the energy of waves eroding them at their bases. When earthquakes occur along
the Pacific Rim, seismic sea waves, or tsunamis, may be generated.
ES 9. c. Students know the importance of water to society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the
relationship between supply and need.
Water is especially important in California because its economy is based on agriculture and industry, both of
which require large quantities of water. California is blessed with an abundance of fresh water, which is
supplied by precipitation and collected from the melting of the snowpack in watersheds located in the Sierra
Nevada and in other mountain ranges. This process ensures a slow runoff of water following the winter rains
and snowfall. But the water is not distributed evenly. Northern California receives most of the rain and
snowfall, and southern California is arid to semiarid. The natural distribution of water is adjusted through
engineered projects that transport water in canals from the northern to the southern part of the State.
ES 9 d Students know how to analyze published geologic hazard maps of California and know how to use the
map’s information to identify evidence of geologic events of the past and predict geologic changes in the future.
Students who learn to read and analyze published geological hazard maps will be able to make better personal
decisions about the safety of business and residential locations. They will also be able to make intelligent voting
decisions relative to public land use and remediation of hazards.
A wealth of information pertaining to these content standards for earth science is readily available, much of it
on the Internet. County governments have agencies that dispense information about resources and hazards, often
related to issuing permits and collecting taxes. The California Division of Mines and Geology is an excellent
state-level resource. Federal agencies that supply useful information about California resources and hazards are
the U.S. Geological Survey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Day 1
10/11/11
Semester1 Block 5
ICS1 California Geology and Hazards
Topic: California Hazards by Regions
Standard: ES 9 b Students know the principal natural hazards
in different California regions and the geologic basis of those
hazards.
Objective: Understand the different types of Hazards
Warm-up: Copy, Sketch and Answer
1. Describe what is going on in the picture(s)
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Semester1 Block 5 Vocabulary for day 1
ES 9 b Students know the principal natural hazards in different California regions and the geologic basis of those
hazards.
1. Geology – is the science comprising of the study of solid Earth and the processes by which it evolves.
Also, provides primary evidence for plate tectonics, the history of life and evolution, and past climates.
2. Natural resources- occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a
natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geo-diversity
existent in various ecosystems.
3. Natural hazards- are a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the
environment. Many natural hazards are interrelated, e.g. earthquakes can cause tsunamis and drought can
lead directly to famine.
4. Principal natural hazard-Earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption tsunami
5. Fault zones - is the surface trace of a fault, the line of intersection between the fault plane and the Earth's
surface
6. Earthquakes- is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
7. San Andreas Fault - is a continental transform fault that runs a length of roughly 810 miles (1,300 km)
through California
8. Uplift - is a geological process most often caused by plate tectonics which increases elevation. The
opposite of uplift is subsidence, which results in a decrease in elevation. Uplift may be orogenic, is the
result of tectonic-plate collisions and results in mountain ranges or a more modest. Uplift may be Isostatic
includes the gradual uplift following rapid erosional removal of material from a mountain range.
9. Landslides - includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and
shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments.
10. California Cascade Mountains - is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from
southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both nonvolcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades.
11. Active Extinct and dormant volcanoes- those that erupt regularly called active, those that have erupted in
historical times but are now quiet called dormant, and those that have not erupted in historical times called
extinct.
12. Erosion - is the process by which material is removed from a region of the Earth's surface. It can occur by
weathering and transport of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other particles) in the natural environment,
and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere.
13. Pacific Rim - refers to places around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The term "Pacific Basin" includes the
Pacific Rim and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific
Ring of Fire.
14. Tsunamis - is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water,
usually an ocean, though it can occur in large lakes. Owing to the immense volumes of water and the high
energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions.
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Geology
Natural Resources
Natural Hazards
Principal Natural Hazard
Fault zone
Earthquake
San Andreas Fault
8. Uplift
9. Landslides
10. California Cascade Mountains
11. Active, Extinct, Dormant Volcanoes
12. Erosion
13. Pacific Rim
14. Tsunami’s
Semester1 Block 5 Vocabulary For day 1
ES 9. b. Students know the principal natural hazards in different California regions and the geologic basis of
those hazards.
http://www.usgs.gov/natural_hazards/
1. California is subject to a
1. Earthquakes Floods Hurricanes Landslides Tsunamis Volcanoes
variety of natural hazards.
Wildfires
2. Active fault zones generate
earthquakes, such as those 2. Transform or slip-slide fault, Pacific Plate vs. North-American plate
of the San Andreas Fault
Pacific plate south, North Am. Plate North, San Francisco to LA
system.
Total 850miles, Mountains form along Fault
3. Uplifted areas with weak
underlying rocks and
sediments are prone to
landslides.
3. Formed when water infiltrates the sediment causing saturation of the
Soil Granite uplift occurs causing rock to rise, like YOSEMITE Park
“Half-Dome”. Underlying rock can be held together by plants and trees for
a little bit.
4. California Cascade
Mountains contain both
active and dormant
volcanoes.
4. From British Columbia, Canada to Northern California; A range of
Mountains and Volcanoes, caused from a convergent boundary and
subduction zones. The North American plate is being pushed by the
“Juan de Fuca Plate”
5. The erosion of coastal
cliffs is expected, caused
in part by the energy of
waves eroding them at
their bases.
5. Coastal lands are washing away because of wave motion and tides.
The weathering of the coast also occurs when wind, rain, and snow rip
apart the coast line
6. When earthquakes occur
along the Pacific Rim,
seismic sea waves, or
tsunamis, may be
generated.
Ring of volcanoes, hotspots and all types of plate boundaries around the
pacific ocean. Tsunamis are formed by Earthquakes and landslides.
Seismic waves are generates by Earthquakes: 3 types: Surface, P, S
Summarize- 3sentences
This page Period 6 only
Resources
• Minerals: gold, zinc, boron, silicon, sodium
• Energy: geothermal, solar, wind, nuclear, hydro-electric
• Natural: ore, lumber, coast
Hazards
• Natural: volcanoes, tsunami's, lanslides, EQ,
• Made: roads, buildings, traintracks,airtravel, gas line, levee,
Water
• Fresh: snow pack, rain, springs
• Salt: desalination
• Industrial: manufacturing, cleaning, toxins
Maps
topographic: contour lines, contour interval,
legened
Seismometers: scaling, drums, wave type
Fault: location, type, activity
Label at least 5 volcanoes pg. 44
Hw: pg. 154 1, 2
Review: Copy and Answer
Describe Earthquake-Proof versus Earthquake Retro-fit. (Retro-fit means rebuild stronger)
10/12 or 13 Semester1 Block 5 Day 2
ICS1 California Geology and Hazards
Topic: Water and Society
Standard: ES 9. c. Students know the importance of water to
society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the relationship
between supply and need.
Objective: Understand the water sources and uses
Warm-up: Sketch and Describe
Semester1 Block 5 Vocabulary for day 2
ES 9. c. Students know the importance of water to society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the
relationship between supply and need.
1.
Water- is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms
connected by covalent bonds.
2. Agriculture- is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain
life.
3. Industry- refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy
4. Abundance- is an ecological concept referring to the relative representation of a species in a particular ecosystem. It is
usually measured as the large number of individuals found per sample.
5. Precipitation- is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity.[1] The main forms of
precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, graupel and hail.
6. Snowpack- forms from layers of snow that accumulate in geographic regions and high altitudes where the climate includes
cold weather for extended periods during the year
7. Watersheds- the line between drainage basins – shedding is an old term for splitting or dividing, so it is the line which divides
the water (however in North America "watershed" has come to mean the drainage basin itself);
8. Sierra Nevada mountain range- is a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, between the California
Central Valley and the Basin and Range Province. The Sierra runs 400 miles (640 km) north-to-south, and is approximately
70 miles (110 km) across east-to-west. Notable Sierra features include Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America;
Mount Whitney at 14,505 feet (4,421 m),[2] the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted
by glaciers out of 100-million-year-old granite.
9. Runoff- is the water flow that occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, melt-water, or other
sources flows over the land. This is a major component of the water cycle.
10. Arid- characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and
development of plant and animal life
11. Canals- are man-made channels for water used for the transportation of goods and people and fresh water.
Use a minimum of 5 vocabulary words to write a paragraph describing the picture.
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ES 9. c. Students know the importance of water to society, the origins of California’s fresh water, and the
relationship between supply and need.
1. Water is especially important
in California because its
economy is based on
agriculture and industry, both
of which require large
quantities of water.
2. California is blessed with an
abundance of fresh water,
which is supplied by
precipitation and collected
from the melting of the
snowpack in watersheds
located in the Sierra Nevada
and in other mountain ranges.
3. This process ensures a slow
runoff of water following the
winter rains and snowfall.
4. But the water is not distributed
evenly.
5. Northern California receives
most of the rain and snowfall,
and southern California is arid
to semiarid.
6. The natural distribution of
water is adjusted through
engineered projects that
transport water in canals from
the northern to the southern
part of the State.
Summarize- 3 sentences
Agriculture- plants
Industry-companies
Precipitation-rain, sleet, snow, hail
Collected-Reservoir
Watersheds- barrier
Sierra Nevada-East of California
Slow runoff-water sinking in
Distribution of water-pipes
Rain/Snow vs. Arid:
Aqueduct: water canal
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Mono Lake
San Luis
Reservoir
Reservoir s
LA Reservoir
http://elsmerecanyon.com/aqueduct/aqueduct.htm
http://www.euwfd.com/html/hydrological_cycle.html
10/14 or 17 Semester1 Block 5 Day 3
ICS1 California Geology and Hazards
Topic: Identify Hazards based on Geology
Standard: ES 9 d Students know how to analyze published
geologic hazard maps of California and know how to use the
map’s information to identify evidence of geologic events of
the past and predict geologic changes in the future.
Objective: Understand how maps give information on Hazards
Warm-up: Sketch & Describe
P.164
Check your
Understanding
1-4
Answers only
Do it now then turn all work in
Rip out papers
3 days of writing & 3 handouts
Semester1 Block 5 Vocabulary for day 3
1. Public Land Survey System (PLSS)- is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land
parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped landRemediation of hazards
2. County governments- generally acts within powers delegated to it by legislation or directives of the
higher level of government and each country has some kind of local government which will differ from
those of other countries
3. Issuing permits- a procedure that allows for building, construction, renovation to take place legally
4. Collecting taxes-gathering unpaid taxes on property and/or products, such as property tax for homes
5. The California Division of Mines and Geology - to provide scientific products and services about the
state's geology, seismology and mineral resources that affect the health, safety, and business interests of
the people of California.
6. U.S. Geological Survey-agency that provides information and help on a variety of items including
Climate and Land Use Change, Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Energy and Minerals, and
Environmental Health, Natural Hazards and Water
7. Federal Emergency Management Agency- is a federal agency that supports the citizen and first
responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capabilities to
prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards
8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some
38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and
construction management agency.
Why are maps an important item for identifying Hazards? To gather together the different hazard-related (riesgos-relacionados)
information, to study area to convey a composite picture of the natural hazards of varying magnitude, frequency, and area of effect
Imagen de los peligros naturales de magnitud variable, la frecuencia y el área de efecto
Describe the two pictures above:
The left map shows what happen during an Earthquake.
The right map shows what could happen during an Earthquake.
El mapa de la izquierda muestra lo que sucede durante un terremoto.
El mapa de la derecha muestra lo que podría ocurrir durante un terremoto.
ES 9 d Students know how to analyze published geologic hazard maps of California and know how to use the
map’s information to identify evidence of geologic events of the past and predict geologic changes in the
future.
1. Students who learn to read and analyze
published geological hazard maps will be
able to make better personal decisions
about the safety of business and
residential locations.
1. Building structures to support possible damage that
may occur. Not building certain structures in certain
geological places. i.e. dams on faults, rollercoaster’s on
swamp land.
2. They will also be able to make intelligent
voting decisions relative to public land
use and remediation of hazards.
2. If you need a park and it’s tight for area, maybe build
on a fault because a building won’t be destroyed. Don’t
put gas stations next to factories, a spark might cause a
fire. Don’t build a tall building on a cliff.
3. A wealth of information pertaining to
these content standards for earth science
is readily available, much of it on the
Internet.
3. Nonrenewable vs. renewable resources can help decide
where to build. We don’t want to destroy to much land for
farming
4. County governments have agencies that
dispense information about resources and
hazards, often related to issuing permits
and collecting taxes.
4. Taxes and regulations help teach and protect people from
hazards. We need to follow rules so that we can be safe in
case of a hazard. EQ, Landslide, Volcano, Fire, Tsunami,
Hurricane etc…
5. The California Division of Mines and
Geology is an excellent state-level
resource.
5. Gives rules and regulations on mining safely in the state.
Follow the rules the company can’t get sued
6. FEMA gives money to help during a disaster, it is a loan
6. Federal agencies that supply useful
information about California resources
and hazards are the U.S. Geological
Survey, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
Summarize- 3 sentences