How are Earthquakes Related to Plate Tectonics?

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On the left hand side of the screen is a box for a keycode.

Enter: ES1001 and click enter.

Observe the pictures and the locations they are from.

  1. Question:What types of things in the pictures show evidence that an earthquake had taken place there?

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  2. Question:Predict where most earthquakes occur.

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  3. Question:Describe how the pattern of earthquake locations compares to the locations of plate boundaries.

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  4. Question:Which depth range has the most earthquakes? Which depth range has the fewest earthquakes?

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  5. Question:At what type of plate boundary do you see most deep-focus earthquakes?

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  6. Question:Explain why deep-focus earthquakes occur at this type of plate boundary but not at others.

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  7. Question:which magnitude range has the greatest amount of earthquakes? Which has fewest?

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  8. Question:What type of plate boundary experiences the most earthquakes with large magnitudes? Hypothesize about why that type of boundary experiences larger earthquakes than others.

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  9. Question:Give three examples of damage that can occur as a result of an earthquake.

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10. Question: Which cities are susceptible to earthquake activity? Describe the factors that you had to consider in order to arrive at your answer.