6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety
-
Upload
all-saints-science -
Category
Education
-
view
951 -
download
0
description
Transcript of 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety
![Page 1: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Ch. 2Ch. 2Sec. 4 Sec. 4
Earthquake SafetyEarthquake Safety
![Page 2: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
![Page 3: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
earthquake risk
• Geologists determine earthquake risk by locating where faults are active & where past earthquakes have occurred.
![Page 4: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
How earthquakes cause damage
1. shaking • Triggers landslides or avalanches
• Damages bldgs.
• Depends on type of rock & soil
![Page 5: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
when earthquake’s violent when earthquake’s violent shaking suddenly turns loose, shaking suddenly turns loose, soft soil into liquid mudsoft soil into liquid mud
2. liquefaction2. liquefaction
![Page 6: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
![Page 7: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
• earthquake that occurs after larger
earthquake in same area
• may strike hours, days or months later
3.
![Page 9: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
large wave created by water displaced by earthquakes on ocean floor
![Page 10: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
![Page 11: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
![Page 12: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
![Page 13: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
![Page 14: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
![Page 15: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
![Page 16: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
![Page 17: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
![Page 18: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
![Page 19: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
best way to protect yourself best way to protect yourself during an earthquakeduring an earthquake
•drop, cover & hold
![Page 20: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
When the shaking first starts...DROP to the floor.
Take COVER under a sturdy desk, table, or other furniture.
If there is nothing available to take cover under, crouch against an interior wall and protect your head and neck with your arms.
If seeking cover under a piece of furniture, HOLD on to it and be prepared to move with it during the quake.
STAY AWAY FROM DANGER SPOTS STAY AWAY FROM DANGER SPOTS NEAR WINDOWS, HANGING OBJECTS, NEAR WINDOWS, HANGING OBJECTS, MIRRORS, OR ANYTHING THAT MIRRORS, OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT FALL OVER.MIGHT FALL OVER.
![Page 21: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Ways to Make Buildings SaferWays to Make Buildings Safer
► Make new buildings stronger
& more flexible► Modify older buildings► Choose safe location to build► Build base-isolated buildings
![Page 22: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
base-isolated buildingbase-isolated building
• bldg. designed to reduce amt. of energy that reaches bldg. during earthquake
![Page 23: 6th Grade Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Earthquake Safety](https://reader036.fdocuments.net/reader036/viewer/2022062616/5494562aac7959182e8b4b3c/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
A base-isolated building rests on shock-absorbing rubber pads or springs.