VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES

A SCAVENGER HUNT

FOR STUDENTS OF 2º ESO

by Yolanda Gil

 

INTRODUCTION:

      It is clear that the Earth is in  continuous movement, and a proof of it is the existence of volcanoes around the world and features such as earthquakes and tsunamis that most of the time bring catastrophe and devastation. Although it is impossible to prevent them, let's find out how they work.

 

VOLCANOES

 

1. WHAT'S A VOLCANO?

 

2. NUMBER DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOLCANOES AND DEFINE THEM

 

3. WHAT ARE THE ENVIROMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF A VOLCANIC ERUPTION?

 

4. WHAT TEMPERATURE GETS THE LAVA?

 

5. DESCRIBE THE PARTS OF A VOLCANO

 

6. WRITE THE NAMES OF ACTIVE AN DORMANT VOLCANOES IN THE WORLD

 

7. WHO WAS VULCANO?

 

 

EARTHQUAKES

 

1. WHAT'S AN EARTHQUAKE

 

2. WHAT'S SEISMOLOGY?

 

3. WHAT'S A SEISMOGRAPH?

 

4. WHAT'S THE EPICENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE?

 

5. NAME TWO SCALES TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE

 

 

HERE YOU HAVE THE TEMPLATE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS