This investigation will help you to:

1. Evaluate human interactions with the geosphere in terms of natural hazards and risks.
2. Learn about some of the hazards caused by earthquakes and volcanoes.
3. Learn about some of factors that affect risks associated with earthquakes and volcanoes.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Hazard Identification Activity
USGS

Find out if your classroom and school are earthquake safe!

Soil and Earthquakes
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research

Try this activity to help explain liquefaction.

Reducing Earthquake Losses throughout the United States
USGS

This article focuses on preventing earthquake damage in the Pacific Northwest.

The Mississippi Valley-"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
USGS

Earthquakes can happen in the middle of the continent as well. Learn about the earthquake preparation in the Mississippi Valley.

Common Myths About Earthquakes
USGS

Ever heard the animals can predict earthquakes? Find out the answers to a host of different myths and theories about predicting earthquakes or the causes of earthquakes.

Predicting an Earthquake
USGS

This page offers links to several articles about research into earthquake prediction.

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.

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics
USGS

Map showing earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to plate movements.