Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
Students will explore the causes of earthquakes, how they are measured, and their destructive power.
Key Questions
- Explain how fault lines generate seismic waves during an earthquake.
- Compare the Richter scale and the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquakes.
- Analyze the factors that contribute to the varying destructiveness of earthquakes.
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