Wednesday 26 March 2014

Earthquakes!

Hello Year 3, use the information you already know and the following websites to help you answer the following Earthquake quiz!

Earthquake 1

Earthquake 2

Earthquake 3

Earthquake video

Earthquakes underwater


Here are the questions:


1.       What are the huge pieces of flat rock that make up the surface of the earth called?

2.       What does the earth’s surface float on?

3.       What can an earthquake at sea cause?

4.       How is the strength of an earthquake measured?

5.       About how many earthquakes are there in the world each year?

6.       About how many tectonic plates are there?

7.       What is an Epicenter?

8.       What is an aftershock?

9.       Why do you think there are sometimes more diseases and illnesses after an earthquake?

10.    Why can it be difficult to get food and basic supplies after an earthquake?

11.    When and where was the largest Earthquake in the world?

12.    Do earthquakes only happen on our planet?


10 comments:

  1. 1.tectonic plates
    2.?
    3.tsunami
    4.?
    5.?
    6.20
    7.the point on the earths surface
    8.?
    9.?
    10.?
    11.


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  2. 1) Tectonic plates
    2)
    3)A tsunami
    4)In levels
    5)About 100 small earthquakes
    6)20
    7)The point on the earths surface directly above the source of the earthquake
    8)
    9)Because it is such a crack
    10)Because everything is broken
    11)
    12)no, also on mars there are tectonic plates so there are probably also earthquakes on mars.

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  3. 1. Tectonic plates.
    2. Magma.
    3. Tsunami.
    4. very hard.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.

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  4. 1. tecnotic plates
    2.magma
    3.It could cause huge waves called tusami
    4. They good mesure with a good pencil
    5.
    6. 20
    7.

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  5. 1)tectonic plates
    2)
    3)a tsunami
    4)
    5)acouple eath-quaces happen every year
    6)20 tectonic plates
    7)
    8)
    9)because all the dust and sand
    10)yes because all the dammige
    11)
    12)No they don't





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  6. 1.Tectonic plates
    2.It flotes on the magama
    3. Sunami
    4.they could measure it with a good pencile.
    5.200
    6.20

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  7. 1. Tectonic plates.
    2. magma
    3. sunami
    4.
    5.20
    6.200
    7.
    8.earth's surface.
    9.
    10.
    11.
    12.

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  8. 1.tektonik platws
    2.magma
    3.tcunami
    4.an erthqake is a if the graund shakes
    5.one
    6.2
    7.the poin on erths surferes darktli
    8.
    9.yes
    10.volkano
    11.
    12.now

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  9. 1.tectonic plates.
    2.It floats were are the dead people.
    3. Sunami
    4.They could mesure it with a good pencil.
    5.200
    6.20
    7.
    8.

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  10. 1. tectonic plates
    2. magma
    3. tsunamy
    4. 20
    5. is speisial waves
    6. it is when people are scared so then they are in shock
    7. because it gives desises
    8. because the earth crack people might fall down
    9. in chile

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