Fault Study

Name: ___________________________________________

Date Due: ____________________

California Faultline Research Project Fault I chose: ________________________________________________________________________ Type of fault: ________________________________________________________________________ Type of rock predominantly found along this fault: ______________________________________ Major cities/metropolitan areas it runs through: _________________________________________ _____________________

___________________________

__________________________

_____________________

___________________________

__________________________

Recent activity along this fault (date and Richter rating): _________________________ _____________________

___________________________

__________________________

Major earthquakes along this fault (date and Richter rating): __________________________ _____________________

___________________________

__________________________

Choose one of the major earthquakes above to answer the following questions: Earthquake: __________________________________________________________________ What areas/cities were affected by the earthquake? _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ What type of damage was done to cities and roads?

_______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ How was the water supply and soil affected? _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What were the economic effects on the community? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

Type of safety precautions people around this fault must take: _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quick sketch of where this fault is found:

Bibliography (you need at least three sources): •

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

•

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

•

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

•

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

•

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

•

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________