Warning! Floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes!
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As erosion continues, so do the risks for hazards like flooding, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Let's take a look at these devasting forces.
Floods
What causes flooding? What are some of the devasting effects of floods? What are some things that can be done to prevent or control flooding?
Find answers to these by watching this BrainPop video. You will need to log in. When you finish watching it, take the Review Quiz. How did you do?
Then look at this video of land being flooded. Watch for erosion taking place. Talk to your partner about how will this change the lay of the land.
Volcanoes
What causes volcanic eruptions to occur? How do these change the earth's surface? How can volcanic eruptions be both constructive and destructiive?
Begin by watching this BrainPop video. Then take the Review Quiz and see how you do.
Earthquakes
Did you know that large earthquakes can cause significant deformation to the earth's crust? Sometimes they leave huge cracks in the surface and massive destruction and other times they cause new land to appear. What causes earthquakes to occur? What is a fault? How might the movement at a fault impact the earth's surface?
Watch the BrainPop video, take the Review Quiz and see how you do. Then watch these other 2 videos that will teach you more about earthquakes. Discuss with each other how earthquakes impact the land.
National Geographic Interactives for Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Here are 2 indepth, amazing activities to do to learn more about volcanoes and earthquakes. Click the image to the left. Then choose the 2nd button under Forces of Nature for volcanoes and the 4th one for earthquakes. Read through the information pages in the lab, check out the map and case studies. Have fun exploring!