Earthquakes
by: Rootbeer & Ice
(Rutva & Aswini)
What is a Earthquake?
1. Earthquakes are when suddenly every thing starts
shaking
2. It depends on the strength of the earthquake to know
how much impact it does on the environment
How to Keep Safe
From An Earthquake
DROP!!
COVER!!!
AND HOLD ON!!!
Impact on Nature
1. Trees fall
2. A trigger for landslides and tsunamis
3. Possibly volcanoes erupt
Fun Fact About Earthquakes
1. Did you know the San Andres fault is 800 m. long
2. There has been so many earthquakes in California but all them were so small ones.
Thank you for
watching
GIRL BYE!!!!:3
Impact on Built
Enviroment
1.Gas and oil pipes broken or damaged
5. Communication systems are dameged
2. Houses break
4. Road and buildings crumble
3. buildings collapse
Well-known
Earthquake
1. The world largest earthquake happened in Chile on May 22 1960
2. The worlds deadest earthquake happened in China in 1557
How an Earthquake
starts
1.Plates slide under or against each other
2.They try to pull apart crating a huge force
3.This force makes the surface of the earth shake