Chile+Earthquake

[|Chile Earthquake] [|Tsunami Warning] [|World Map]

1. Read the news reports about the Chile earthquake. 2. When did the earthquake take place? 3. List at least five things that you learned by reading the stories. 4. Australia had tsunami warnings following the earthquake, find Chile on the world map and explain why this would have been the case. 5. Download the map of Australia and mark the areas that had the tsunami warnings (use preview and annotate over the top of the photo, then save it). 6. What is a tsunami? 7. How do they happen? 8. What is an earthquake? How do they happen?
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Watch the [|Christchurch Earthquake Map] and see how many earthquakes there have been. Take note of when the first one took place and when the latest one happened. See how many cities have been affected by the earthquakes.

[|What is a TSUNAMI?] [|What is an EARTHQUAKE?]