Here is a short video explaining how a tsunami is formed.
Here is a video with some general information about earthquakes.
Above is some footage of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake taken by a traffic camera in Kathmandu.
Here is a video taken by a security camera of a swimming pool. It demonstrates the power that the earthquake had and the mini tsunami that it produced in the pool.
The following links are to web resources that can help you learn more about earthquakes.
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Musical Plates-A Study of Plate Tectonics & Earthquakes
Here are some books that can help you learn more about Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Located in our Library 551.46 Spi Tsunamis in Action by Louise Spilsbury ISBN: 978-1-40421-866-6 |
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Located in our Library 551.2 Wa Earthquake by Bryce S. Walker ISBN: 0-8094-4300-7 |
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Available through our Public Library Earthquakes: Witness to Disaster by Judith Bloom Fradin ISBN: 978-1-42630-211-4 |
Here are some titles that are available to our school on DVD from Netflix. Contact the Library if you would like to use any of these for class.
Physical Geography: Earthquakes and How They Are Measured |
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Science Behind the Shake |
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Deadliest Earthquakes |
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National Geographic: Killer Wave: Power of the Tsunami |