1. Guess the Richter scale…… Task Use your knowledge to figure out the Richter scale for each photograph. You should give a reason for your choice. Aim: To understand what causes damage in earthquakes

11. Answers

12. Scotland 3.5

13. Hawaii 5.9

14. Iran 2006 6.0

15. San Francisco 6.9

16. Taiwan – 7.1

17. Kobe 7.2

18. Turkey 2002 7.4

19. Alaska 7.9

20. Great Kanto Earthquake 1923 8.1

21. Task 1. How easy was this task to do? 2. Make a list of things that might cause there to be more or less damage in an area 3. Finish off this sentence.. It is very difficult to tell how much damage an earthquake will cause from looking at its Richter scale measurement. This is because……….