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2.5 A Search for Patterns: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Find patterns in the location of earthquakes and volcanoes at a regional and global scale.
Look for relationships between two kinds of events that change the geosphere: earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Make scientific inferences to predict where earthquakes and volcanoes might occur in the future.

Near Real-Time Current World Earthquakes Data United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
Find data on earthquakes that happen today all over the world.

15 Largest Earthquakes in the US USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

	There are two lists on this page: the top 15 earthquakes in the United States and the top 15 earthquakes in the contiguous United States. The reason for the lists is that eleven of the fifteen happened either in Alaska or Hawaii.

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics USGS
Map showing earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to plate movements.

Savage Earth, Mountains of Fire PBS

	This web site accompanies another portion of the documentary, Savage Earth, with general information about different types of volcanoes, the location of volcanoes, and different types of volcanic eruptions.

Volcanic Gases USGS Volcano Hazards Fact Sheet
Discusses why volcanic gases are important to study, how geologists study volcanic gases, and what they have learned.

Location of Volcanoes NASA Classroom of the Future

	Find out more about how and why volcanoes form along plate boundaries or above hot spots. Note the links to other related pages about plate tectonics and heat flow or looking inside the Earth.

The Electronic Map Library California Geographical Survey
The Electronic Map Library includes a series of atlases created by Dr. William Bowen. These volumes are evolving in response to the changing instructional needs of the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge.

Volcanic Features of Hawaii and Other Worlds Lunar and Planetary Institute

	Find forty wonderful volcanic slides you can download. Slide topics include Volcanic Structures and Landforms (Slides 32-40), Radar Studies of Lava Flows (Slides 26-31), Rocks and Boulder Fields (Slides 21-25), Eruption Types and Resultant Landforms (Slides 1-20).

Collection of Volcano Movies Westhampton Beach High School, NY
Find a variety of mpeg, avi, quicktime, and flash movies showing all sorts of volcanic phenomena.

Chapter One
Nature of Science

Chapter Two
Large-Scale Forces that Change the Geosphere

2.1
Evidence, Models, and Explanation

2.2
Matter Within Systems

2.3
Using Models

2.4
Natural Hazards and Risks

2.5
Earthquakes and Volcanoes

2.6
Continental Drift

2.7
Mantle Convecton and Plate Tectonics

2.8
Mountain-
Building

Chapter Three
Surface Process that Change the Geosphere

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This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation (grant no ESI-0095938). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.