Wed 23/2: Year 9A2 The earthquake in NZ + Work for Wed 2/31

1. Summarize the major points of interest about the earthquake in NZ.
       a. what caused the quake....geographical perspective
       b. where - epicentre and effected areas
       c. casualties
       d. major damage
       e. current concerns
       f. Give a paragraph about your reactions to the events.

2. Watch remainder of film.
3. Finish all the questions through 1.6 for next class Wed 2/3.
1. a) The Earthquake was created by 2 tectonic plates colliding and mashing each other creating the massive quakes. The tectonic plates where the Australia plate and the Pacific plate. moved the Earth 11 ft to the right
b) The Epicenter was outside of the CBD of Christchurch but only just it was in the surrounding suburbs
c) there are 75 dead and 300 still missing
d) that more buildings and more people will fall and die. Also they are worried of a building exploding or the floors collapsing

f) My reactions to this event is complete and utter amazement that NZ could have 2 massive earthquakes within 3 years of each other and people who say that the buildings weren't structurally built are wrong because they had a 7.5 magnitude weakening the buildings and a 6.5 structurally failing the buildings causing them to collapse