To learn more about the earthquakes,
volcanoes, and mountains visit the following web sites:
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The Nature
of Earthquakes
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Savage Earth,
Restless Planet: Earthquakes,
PBS
This web site accompanies the PBS Series Savage Earth and includes
background information on the connection between faults, earthquakes,
and seismic waves.
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Virtual Courseware:
Earthquake,
Virtual Courseware
This site contains deatailed pictures of earthquake damage. There are
also activies such as travel time and epicenter to use along with a demonstration.
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Earthquake
and Plate Movements
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Earthquakes, Faults,
Plate Tectonics, Earth Structure,
USGS
Read answers to some commonly asked questions about earthquakes, faults,
and plate tectonics. In some cases, the answers include links for further
information.
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Earthquakes
and Plate Tectonics,
USGS Earthquakes Hazards Program
This article aims to explain why earthquakes happen along plate boundaries,
and often in the same area as volcanoes or mountain ranges.
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Plate
Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes,
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Review a technical explanation with images of different types of faults,
spreading centers, or collision zones in connection to earthquakes.
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The Nature
of Volcanoes
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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.
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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.
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Volcanoes
and Plate Movements
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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.
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The
Association of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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Earthquakes,
Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics,
USGS
Map showing earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to plate movements.
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Reply
to Ask-An-Earth-Scientist,
University of Hawaii
What is the relationship between volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate-tectonics?
Find out what a geologist from the University of Hawaii said in response
to this question.
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Mountain
Building
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Mountain
Building,
Okanagan University College
Information, including diagrams, about the evolution of mountains.
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To complete part 8 of the Investigation,
you will need information and data on specific earthquake events or volcanic
eruptions.
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Earthquakes
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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.
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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 being that eleven of the fifteen happened either in Alaska or Hawaii.
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Unusual
Events of March-April 1868,
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Learn about the largest earthquake ever to hit the Hawaiian Islands.
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Information About
Past and Historical Earthquakes,
USGS
This site contains chronicles of historic earthquakes that significantly
changed the way scientists viewed the earth and earthquakes. Each event
is unique in how it helped us better understand our world.
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History of Big Earthquakes,
FEMA
Find out about five major earthquake events in California from 1906 to
1994.
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Historic Earthquakes,
About.com
This page offers a centralized list of the worst earthquakes both in the
US and around the world.
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Volcanoes
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Volcanic
Eruptions and Activity,
USGS
This site lists links to historical volcanic eruptions.
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Deadliest
Volcanic Eruptions Since 1500 A.D.,
USGS
View social and scientific information on Deadly volcanic eruptions.
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20th
Century Volcanic Eruptions and Their Impact,
USGS
View social and scientific information on volcanic eruptions that have
happend since 1900.
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Current
Volcanic Activity,
USGS
View links to current volcanic activity around the world.
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This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation and the AGI Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.
