Name___________________________________
Earthquakes & Volcanoes Web Quest
Date ___________
Search the websites below to find answers to the questions. Mark the numbers in the corresponding locations on your map .
Answer the questions on this sheet. Hand in electronically to the hand-in folder at the end of today’s class.
CANADIAN VOLCANOES
1. How many potentially active volcanoes are there in Canada? _________
2. Look at the map. In what part of Canada are all of them located?
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3. Name the most recent volcano eruption in BC.
_______________________ How many year ago? ______________
4. A volcano erupted 75 km from Quesnel; when did it last erupt?
_________________ year ago. Name it. __________________
5.
Mt. Garibaldi “Canada’s best known volcano”; how many year ago did it last erupt? _________________
NISGA’A LAVA BEDS
6.
The Nisga’a lava beds are the result of a very recent volcano. How long ago did it erupt?__________________________ How many people were killed?_____________________________
7.
According to Nisga’a oral tradition, what events led to the eruption of the volcano?
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MEASURING EARTHQUAKES
8. What is the name of the scale that is used to measure the magnitude
(strength) of an earthquake? ______________________
9. What is the smallest size of earthquake that can be felt by people? ____
10. What size causes serious damage? _____
11. What is the largest size of earthquake known to have occurred ? _____
RECENT EARTHQUAKES - CANADA
Look at the map and scroll down the list below it.
12. Find the most recent earthquake in Canada. What was its magnitude? ___
Mark it on your map.
13. How many earthquakes have occurred in Canada in the past day?______
14. Find the largest earthquake in Canada in the past month. What was its magnitude? ______ Mark it as on your map.
15. Which province or territory has had the greatest number of earthquakes in the past month? ____________________________ Mark the area with the greatest concentration of earthquakes on your map.
16. Which provinces or territories haven’t had any earthquakes in the past month? ___________________________________________________
HISTORIC EARTHQUAKES - CANADA
17. Three earthquakes with magnitudes over 8.0 have been recorded off the
BC coast. In what years did they occur?
Mark them on your map.
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18. The most recent historic earthquake in BC happened in 2012. Where was it? ________________________ What was its magnitude? ________

RECENT EARTHQUAKES
– WORLD
19. How may earthquakes over magnitude 4 have occurred in the last hour?
______ in the last day?/ ________ in the last week? _______________
20. Find the location of the most recent earthquake of magnitude 4 or greater in the world. Where did it occur? ___________________ When did it occur? (date and time) ___________What was its magnitude? _____
Mark in on your map.
21. How many earthquakes of magnitude 4 or greater have occurred in the world in the last 2 weeks? __________
22. Where was the largest earthquake in the world in the past 24 hours?
______________________What was its magnitude? Mark it on your map.
23. . Around which tectonic plate are most of the earthquakes found?
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24. Look up the “Ring of Fire” and mark it on your map. Why is it called the
Ring of Fire? ______________________________________________
LARGEST AND DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES
25. Find 2 earthquakes since 2000 with magnitudes over 9 on the Richter scale. Where and in what years did they occur?
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26. Where was the deadliest earthquake since 2000?
_________________How many lives were lost? _________________ mark it on your map
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Map: ___/10
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