In this virtual field trip find out about how volcanoes are formed and what kind of destruction can they cause. Discover how volcanoes affect our environment and where can you find active volcanoes on earth and on other planets.

For this lesson, students manipulate a model, consisting of templates on a piece of paper and an overlaying transparency, in order to explore the characteristics of subduction zone earthquakes. In the process, they develop an...

Students learn what causes earthquakes, how we measure and locate them, and their effects and consequences.

Students learn about earthquakes and how they effect structures. Student then apply their knowledge by trying to build an earthquake resistant city.

This resource provides definitions of important earthquake related terms.

Basic information about the 1857 "Fort Tejon" Earthquake, along with comparison to other quakes, location of the epicenter, and faults involved.

This article from the Journal of Geological Education describes an activity in which students locate the epicenter of several earthquakes, plot the trends of the two faults involved, and determine the sense of motion along the plane of...

In this activity, students investigate the classic Earth science analogy, "Seismic waves radiate outward from an earthquake's epicenter like ripples on water."

This site is primarily set up as an outline and is loaded with graphs, maps, and images. It covers a variety of earthquake-related topics, such as what causes earthquakes, fault lines and structures, seismology, a historical look at...

The basics of earthquake science including factual information about how and why they happen. Also includes some hands-on activities and experiments for students.

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on earthquakes, how they form, how they are measured, and the ways they can change the surface of the Earth.

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[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents an overview of earthquakes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Earth's tectonic plates and how they move.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about earthquakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

An informative site that explains how and where earthquakes occur and the different types of faults. Contains maps and charts of fault lines, plate edges, and the continental plates. There are other links within the site of related...

A basic overview of the earth's mantle, crust, inner core, and outer core. Also discusses how earthquake waves travel through the Earth.

Seismic waves are studied to better understand the ground beneath us, the layers of Earth and points of interest for earthquakes. Better understand the types of waves, what substances they may travel through and how, and gain a clearer...

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the characteristics of earthquakes. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.

Discover why earthquakes happen, how we measure them, and why they only happen on Earth.

Time, date, and size of the Alaskan 1964 earthquake. Photos of the damage caused by the quake and the tsunami, location of the epicenter, and a description of the landslides.

This illustrated fact sheet shows how S and P waves each travel at varying speeds and therefore arrive at seismic stations at different times.

When you look at a seismogram, there will be wiggly lines all across it. So which wiggles are the earthquake? This site answers this question.

Use this interactive map to find out about earthquakes which have happened around the world since about 1970.