Earthquakes!!

Earthquakes can be very devastating to the world around us. Go to the link I posted in my blog and chose a Earthquake and tell me these 5 things

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes

1. Date it occurred
2. The location
3. The name
4. The magnitude
5. Casualties

Example: I chose the 1687 Peru Earthquake. This earthquake occurred on October 20, 1687 off the coast of Peru. The magnitude couldn't be exactly measured, but there is an estimated magnitude of 8.4-8.7. This earthquake triggered a tsunami. Both the earthquake and the tsunami combined for a total of 5,000 casualties.

~Hydrosphere~

Choose 1 of these 4 zones listed below:

1. Photic Zone
2. Twilight Zone
3. Aphotic Zone
4. Abyssal Zone

List 3 sea creatures that live in that zone, and for each list some basic facts about each of them (about 3 for each).

Example:

I chose the Photic Zone. The first sea creature is chose was the Brain Coral. The Brain Coral's life span when its at its largest can last for just over 900 years. These large colonies can grow as large as 6 feet high. Brain Corals receive their nutrients from algae, like many other types of coral. The second one I chose was the Mackerel. The Mackerel can be found in most Tropical and Temperate seas. The Mackerel are very highly prized and heavily harvested because of their meat, which is generally very oily. But because of the meat being so oily, this makes it spoil quickly, meaning it must be eaten the day its caught. The third and final sea creature is the well known Great White Shark. This shark is known by many names such as great white, white pointer, white shark, and even white death. The average length for one of these sharks is 6 meters (20 feet). The life span of one of these creatures is generally 30 years old.

Atmospheric Events!

Choose an Atmospheric Event such as a hurricane, tornado, typhoon, etc.  Give me a name of a significant storm, the date that storm occurred, basic facts about that storm, where it occurred and casualties if any.

Example:
I chose the Tri-State Tornado. This tornado occurred on March 18, 1925 and traveled through 3 states, giving this tornado its name. At the time the storm occurred the NOAA was not formed and would not form until October 3, 1970. The NOAA would have used the F-scale (Fujita scale) to categorize the tornado. Even though it wasn't used at that time, it is recognized as a F5 tornado. The tornado traveled a total of over 219 miles, the longest ever distance traveled by a tornado. It traveled through Southeast Missouri, through Southeast Illinois, and into Southwest Indiana. The tornado lasted about 3.5 hours, which means the tornado traveled at an average 62.5 mph! There was a total of 747 deaths in this historic event, being the deadliest tornado ever recorded.