Homework Wednesday, October 09, 2019 Play Outside!! Objective: YWBAT analyze mass of building materials. Drill: What directly causes earthquakes? Homework Play Outside!! Find a group shoebox
Answer Most earthquakes occur when rock releases energy during elastic rebound.
Did you know…? Transform motion creates strike-slip faults. Blocks of crust slide horizontally past each other, causing moderate, shallow earthquakes.
Today’s Activities Drill Finish Engineering Challenge Research Conclusion
Closure Name two ways in which rock along a fault deforms in response to stress.
Conclusion Answer Rock deforms in a plastic manner, like a piece of molded clay, or in an elastic manner, like a rubber band.