Assignment 12 - Earthquakes

Please watch the videos "Earthquakes: Where the Fault Lies" . Watch each of the four parts in order. In total this is about 1 hour of viewing.

• Part 1: Where the Fault Lies Links to an external site.
• Part 2: Where the Fault Lies Links to an external site.
• Part 3: Where the Fault Lies Links to an external site.
• Part 4: Where the Fault Lies Links to an external site.

These videos are about California's earthquake faults and focuses on the Bay Area.

Please answer the following questions and submit your answers.

1.  How does the fault structure in Southern California and Northern California differ from one another?

2.  What is considered to be the most dangerous fault in the Bay Area?

3.  What do scientists believe is the average time between earthquakes on the Hayward Fault?

4.  How many road closures are expected to occur on the Hayward fault after a large earthquake?

5.  How fast is the Calaveras fault creeping each year?

6.  What type of fault is the San Andreas?

7. How does the construction of new concrete buildings differ from old concrete buildings when it comes to earthquakes?

8. Where does the San Andreas fault originate (in the south)?

9.  What was the location of the largest earthquake in California history?

10. Where was the location of the rupture that caused the Loma Prieta earthquake?

11. What major sporting event was taking place as the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred?

12. How many fires did the Loma Prieta earthquake trigger in San Francisco?

13.Why did one section of the freeway in Oakland collapse during the Loma Prieta earthquake while another section remained standing?

14. How much bigger than the Loma Prieta earthquake is the next large earthquake closer to S.F. expected to be?

15. What street does the video focus on at the end?