Q1. What was the highest magnitude earthquake during your data collection? When and where did this earthquake occur?
Q2. Around the time when this large earthquake occurred, did any other larger earthquakes occur nearby? Explain why you think this happened.
Q3. How many earthquakes occurred during your entire data collection period? Does this seem like a lot of earthquakes? Why or why not?
Q4. What was your hypothesis regarding the continent that would record the most earthquakes during the data collection period from Module 1 Earthquake Data and Hypothesis?
Q5. Was our hypothesis correct or incorrect? Which continent recorded the highest number of earthquakes during the data collection period?
Q6. Which continent appeared to have the fewest earthquakes during the data collection period?
Q7. Based on information you have learned this quarter, what do you think is responsible for this continent having so many earthquakes?
Q8. Based on your earthquake map, which type of plate boundary seems to be associated with the larger earthquakes you recorded?
Q9. Based on your knowledge of plate tectonics, explain why this type of plate boundary produces so many large earthquakes.