FACTORY ESCAPE GAME

The Great Escape

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Earthquakes

THE MISSION

You and your team are workers in a factory when a sudden alert warns of a major earthquake heading your way! The doors are locked, and the only way out is to solve earthquake-related puzzles and answer questions to unlock the factory doors. Work together, stay calm, and escape before it’s too late!

THE base

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QUESTION 1/3

The Focus

What is the name of the point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts?

The Epicentre

QUESTION 2/3

The Epicentre

What is the name of the spot on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus?

The Vault

QUESTION 3/3

Quake Waves

Challenge: To find the fastest way to a safe zone, you need to know the types of waves earthquakes create. What are the names of these waves?

Shock Waves

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QUESTION 1/3

Hard hat, flashlight, sturdy shoes

Before escaping, you need to grab safety gear. What are three items you should have to protect yourself during an earthquake?

Dog, Clothes, shoes

Nothing just run

QUESTION 2/3

Shock Waves

Solve this riddle: I measure the strength of an earthquake by the energy it releases, usually on a scale from 1 to 10. What am I?

Magnitude

seismic Waves

QUESTION 3/3

Drop, Cover, and Hold On.

While waiting for rescue or during aftershocks, what are the three steps to stay safe?

Scream and Run

Wait and Listen

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

erupting volcanoes.

The churning movement of the mantle is due to

convection currents

plate tectonics.

QUESTION 2/3

mantle

Which of these is not one of Earth’s layers?

core

epicenter

QUESTION 3/3

a tall stack of papers

Which of these most resembles Earth’s division into tectonic plates?

a cracked eggshell

a full bookshelf

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QUESTION 1/3

epicenter.

outer core.

The area on the fault line where an earthquake’s energy is first released is called the

mantle.

hypocenter. (The focus)

QUESTION 2/3

the area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes occur

the spot on the fault line where an earthquake begins

What is the Ring of Fire?

the location on Earth’s crust directly over the hypocenter

the Earth’s equator, where 50 percent of earthquakes begin

QUESTION 3/3

tectonic plate boundaries.

fault lines.

While it is impossible to predict an earthquake, they typically occur near

tectonic plate boundaries and fault lines

none of the above

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QUESTION 1/3

1,000 times

Earthquakes are measured and recorded using a tool called a seismograph. The record of an earthquake is called a seismogram. It shows how large the waves were, how long they lasted and how far away the earthquake was. The magnitude of an earthquake, or the amount of energy it released, is measured on the Moment Magnitude Scale. The scale runs from 1 to 10. Each number represents an earthquake that is 10 times greater than the one below it. For example, a magnitude 8 quake is 10 times greater than a magnitude 7, and 100 times greater than a magnitude 6. Most major earthquakes measure 7.0 or higher.How much more energy is released in a magnitude 8 earthquake than a magnitude 5 earthquake?

10 times

10,000 times

1 time

QUESTION 2/3

P waves move slowly and shake the ground more, causing the most damage.

During an earthquake, seismic waves travel through the ground. P waves, or primary waves, and S waves, or secondary waves, shake the ground in different ways. You can think of P waves like lightning. They move fast and push straight outward from the hypocenter. S waves are like thunder. They move more slowly and create a shaking, rocking motion. S waves are generally more intense and cause more damage than P waves. If you are close to the center of the earthquake, you will feel the P and S waves one right after the other. If you are farther away, there will be more time between the two waves. Scientists can tell how far away an earthquake is by measuring the amount of time between the P and S waves. What is the difference between P waves and S waves during an earthquake, and which one causes more damage?

P waves move quickly outward from the hypocenter, while S waves move more slowly in a shaking motion, causing more damage.

S waves move quickly in a straight line and cause the most damage.

S waves and P waves both move at the same speed and cause equal damage.

QUESTION 3/3

a brick house reinforced with bolts

Earthquakes occur relatively randomly and are impossible to predict. In earthquake-prone areas, it is important for communities to plan for earthquakes. One important way to prepare is by building earthquake-safe structures. Many buildings made of adobe, or dried mud bricks, are not very earthquake-safe because they have no reinforcements to hold them together. Earthquake’ side-to-side motion can cause the walls and roof to collapse. Buildings reinforced with wood and steel frames are better at withstanding earthquakes because the foundation, floors, walls and roof can be secured with bolts. These buildings can absorb seismic energy by bending and then go back to their original shape. Which of these buildings would be least likely to withstand an earthquake?

an office building with a steel frame

an unreinforced house made of adobe

a wood-frame apartment

Mission Complete

You have escaped just in time!

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MISSION FAILED

You did not escape in time and the base was destroyed......

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