Earth Science: Earth Materials and Processes, Book F

Chapter 5: Earthquakes

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Topic: Earthquake Data

Visit these sites to learn more about the National Earthquake Information Center and the World Data Center for Seismology. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

National Earthquake Information Center

( http://neic.usgs.gov/ )
World Data Center System

( http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/wdc/usa/seismol.html )
World Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days

( http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/ )
Earthquake Information NETwork

( http://www.eqnet.org/ )
What Is an Earthquake?

( http://www.fema.gov/hazards/earthquakes/quake.shtm )

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Topic: Tsunamis

Visit these sites to learn more about tsunamis. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.

Welcome to Tsunami!

( http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html )
Backgrounder: Tsunami

( http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tsunamis/tsunami.shtm )
Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis

( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/ )
Tsunamis and Earthquakes

( http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ )
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

( http://wcatwc.gov/ )

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Visit these sites for more information about the history and effects of earthquakes in the United States.

What Causes Damage

( http://www.pnsn.org/INFO_GENERAL/NQT/what_causes_damage.html )
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country

( http://www.scec.org/education/public/roots/eqcountry.html )
History of Earthquakes

( http://www.readinessinfo.com/eqhistory.shtml )
Historical Earthquake Maps and Lists

( http://www.earthwaves.org/history.html )
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