Description

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Abstract:

The prediction of earthquakes may be inexact, but it is vital, especially when large cities such as San Francisco or Los Angeles are threatened. The San Andreas Fault and two other faults, the Heyward and Calaveras faults, all have the potential to deliver a massive earthquake to the San Francisco Bay area. In this video segment, a seismologist explains the historical pattern of seismic activity in the Bay area, and how this information may be used to predict the location and timing of San Francisco's next big earthquake. The segment is three minutes twenty-eight seconds in length. A background essay and discussion questions are included.

Subject:

Education, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, Space Science

Level:

Middle School, High School, Career / Technical

Grades:

Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration

Author:

National Science Foundation, WGBH Educational Foundation

Provider:

PBS LearningMedia

Provider Set:

PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development

Date Added:

12/17/2005