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Blockbuster: San Andreas (2015) (available on YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, about $3.99) Documentary:   Deadliest earthquakes   https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvfb-sci- dearthquakes/wgbh-nova-deadliest-earthquakes-full-length-broadcast/ For this extra credit, you will watch a Hollywood blockbuster movie about the San Andreas Fault (San Andreas) , and a documentary about the same topic.  Then you will respond to talking points (below) about the blockbuster film, and we will have a group discussion.   For the discussion: write a post of at least 200 words to answer the following questions by replying to the main post (this one!).  Then comment on (reply to) at least two other peer's posts (also at least 200 words each).  For all talking points – be sure to fully respond to the questions, and support your comments with connections to the documentary, readings from class, and real-life examples.  When responding to posts from your peers – post thoughtful questions or novel ideas that can generate new ideas and a group discussion! Talking Points: 1. After the earthquake strikes San Francisco, a massive wave higher than the Golden Gate Bridge charges in and inundates the city.  Would an earthquake on land directly trigger a tsunami?  Do you think the size of that tsunami is realistic?  Why or why not? 2. The central focus of the movie is a 9.6 magnitude earthquake generated by the San Andreas Fault.  Is this possible in California?  Explain the nature of a transform fault – would this kind of fault be likely to produce such a large seismic event?  According to the USGS, what is the largest possible quake the San Andreas Fault could likely generate? 3. After The Rock steals a pickup truck from an armed looter and leaves Bakersfield, the ground opens up.  Would a transform fault move apart like this? 4. Throughout the movie, a central plot element is Paul Giamatti's ability to predict earthquakes by monitoring "magnetic pulses."  Can we predict earthquakes? 5. In the movie, two geologists travel to the Hoover Dam to monitor small earthquakes so that they can test their fancy new earthquake-prediction model. This model is basedon "magnetic pulses."  Does this seem feasible? 6. Paul Giamatti's character, looks at a map, grabs a Sharpie, and connects a newly discovered fault in Nevada to the San Andreas fault. This new fault takes a massive, near-90-degree turn. How would this actually effect the fault's ability to move?
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