Earthquakes and seismic activity
HO 1.1
HO 1.2
Seismicity and Building Structures Project Criteria [45 marks]
Work in groups of four, no more than five and assure that each group member participates and that the information obtained is clearly made known to all group members. [5 marks]
Show evidence of research based on the websites your teacher pointed out to you. [5 marks]
Design a model that illustrates the power of an earthquake and simulates the effect of seismic activity on buildings and infrastructure.[10 marks]
Your model must include some kind of shake table which you will use to create your "earthquake." [5 marks]
Your model should be exposed to different types of tremors to show a variety of effects and potential types of damages. [5 marks]
You should experiment with a variety of materials as surface and subsurface materials as well as different materials for your buildings.[5 marks]
You should be able to explain the purpose of your model, the results of some of your findings and draw your conclusions.[10 marks]
Bonus: You will have proposed design changes to your building structures or your construction methods and tested them out in order to show how engineering considerations can play a vital role in reducing earthquake damage.[5 marks]
Earthquake Modelling and Resources
IRIS
Earthquake Terms
Plate Tectonics
HO 1.3
HO 1.4
Chapter 4: Volcanism: Background Reading
Structural Geology
Google Earth and earth structures
Geologic Dating
Interpreting Earth History
Dip and Strike
Oil and Gas
Coal
Oil
Aquifers (General)
Aquifers in Adelaide
Groundwater Flow
Groundwater Flow and Contours
Groundwater Model
Groundwater and aquifers, Groundwater Flow, Groundwater Extraction, Groundwater Quality
Ruedesdorfer Kalkberge
Turbulent Skies, Weather and Climate
Overview
Solar Geometry
Animation
Seasons
HO 2.1
HO 2.2
Adiabatic Processes
Stability of Air
Clouds
Precipitation
Air Masses
Midlatitude Cyclones
Thunderstorms
Tornado
Hurricanes
Weather Forecast
El Nino
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Bioclimatology and Urban Climate
Reading Synoptic Charts
Troughs and Ridges
El Nino
Southern Jetstream
Weather Fronts Animation
3D Weather Zoomable
Live Radar
Earth and Weather Animations
Hurricane Sandy
Weather Satellite Images
Interactive Weather Map Australia
Images and Data
January 8, 2017
Interactive Weather Front
Ventusky: Interactive Weather Map
Weather Forecast Maps
Weather and Climate
Climates and Crops
Interactive Climate Map
Earth Ice Age Documentary
Inside a glacier
Glaciation (SFU)
Glaciation and Landforms Exercise
Glacier Unit
Glacier Animation
Glacier Erosion
Glaciation of Canada PDF
Dam Simulations
Altimetry Basics
Altimeter Errors
Aviation Meteorology
Interactives
