Earthquake Padlet by amar

Quake Catching!

squiddy_squid — 2025-04-23 12:37:25 UTC

Quake catchers are apps that have been detected when an earthquake is about to, or currently happening. These send out signals to the others with the apps. Things like a myshake app detect and tell the times when an earthquake is about to happen. These detect waves.

Rock Deformation

squiddy_squid — 2025-04-23 12:46:05 UTC

This topic includes things like, Strain, ductility, elasticity, brittle, brittle fracture.

Strain is the distortion or bending. Ductility is how much strain something can take. Elasticity is ssssstrechiness! (<-get it?) Brittle is an easily fractured material. Finally Brittle fracture is a quick snap (see brittle definition).

Forces in the Earth

evelinabostick — 2025-04-23 12:46:42 UTC

There are 3 different main types of stress. Compression, tension, and shear. Compression stress is forces that squeeze or push rock together, and it's also where tectonic plates collide. Tension stress is a pulling force that causes rock to stretch or become thinner. It's in divergent plate boundaries where plates move away from each other. Shear stress is when it causes rocks to slip or slide past each other. It contributes to earthquakes and landslides.

Safety and Damage

squiddy_squid — 2025-04-23 12:53:15 UTC

Earthquakes cause a lot of damage to the land around them. They knockdown buildings, destroy land, and rearrange the land. A way to save yourself from great damage in the event of an earthquake is to get to a low point if you're in a building. Stay close to the wall with something like a sturdy table above. If you can get to open land like a field do! Get away from wall mounted objects, or things that may fall.

Faults and Joints

evelinabostick — 2025-04-23 12:56:07 UTC

Joints: a fracture or break in a rock where there is minimal to no movement a long the fraction surface, a crack in the rock where the two sides haven't shifted to each other, unlike a fault

Faults: occurs when the sections of rock on opposite sides of the crack move relative to each other, they exist at the boundaries between tectonic plates

How should we respond as Christians?

evelinabostick — 2025-04-23 13:03:34 UTC

We should always pray for those who have been affected by earthquakes and know He has a plan for everyone. " The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you" Deuteronomy 31:8

Glossary!

squiddy_squid — 2025-04-23 13:04:31 UTC

Fault🌋: The distortion of bending of a material

Ductility🌀: How much something bend when under stress

Elasticity☄️: Strechiness of a material. Simlar to a rubber band

Brittle🪨: Easy to break or fracture

Brittle Fracture⚡: A Fracture or break that snaped quickly and with ease

Strain⛰️: The tention or stress on something

Seismometers💻: Something that detects earthquake waves

Strike-Slip fault🚧: When a fault strikes and then pass each other, like they're slipping.

Most Important Thing We've Learned

evelinabostick — 2025-04-23 13:07:17 UTC

How to tell when an earthquake is about to happen and the apps that can help us. It is important because it can save many lives. It gives time to prepare and an understanding when the earthquake could happen.

Most Important thing we learned

squiddy_squid — 2025-04-23 13:14:29 UTC

How to survive an earthquake. Things like getting away from objects that may fall on top of you. It could save you in this situation.