Earthquake

General Understanding

  1. What is an earthquake?

  2. Have you ever experienced an earthquake?

  3. What do you usually do when an earthquake happens?

  4. Do earthquakes often happen in your country?

  5. How do people usually react when an earthquake starts?

  6. Do you think children are more scared of earthquakes than adults?

  7. What do you usually hear or feel during an earthquake?

  8. Have you ever seen cracks in the ground caused by an earthquake?

  9. Do you think animals can sense earthquakes before people do?

  10. Do you know the difference between an earthquake and a volcanic eruption?

Safety & Preparedness

  1. What should you do first when an earthquake starts?

  2. Where is the safest place to stay inside a house during an earthquake?

  3. What items should be included in an emergency bag for earthquakes?

  4. Do schools in your country conduct earthquake drills?

  5. Do you think earthquake drills are effective? Why or why not?

  6. Would you prefer to stay inside or go outside during an earthquake?

  7. What is the “duck, cover, and hold” method?

  8. How can families prepare for strong earthquakes?

  9. Do you know the emergency hotline to call in case of an earthquake?

  10. Do you think people panic too much during earthquakes?

Personal Experiences

  1. Can you describe the strongest earthquake you’ve ever felt?

  2. Where were you when the earthquake happened?

  3. How did people around you react?

  4. Did you feel aftershocks after the earthquake?

  5. Have you ever been trapped somewhere because of an earthquake?

  6. Did you lose anything valuable because of an earthquake?

  7. Did you experience power outage during an earthquake?

  8. How long did the earthquake you experienced last?

  9. Did you pray or call someone when it happened?

  10. How did you feel after the earthquake ended?

Effects & Consequences

  1. What damage can earthquakes cause to buildings?

  2. How do earthquakes affect transportation?

  3. What happens if an earthquake hits a hospital?

  4. Can earthquakes cause fires?

  5. How do earthquakes affect poor communities?

  6. What happens when earthquakes strike near the ocean?

  7. Do you know any historical earthquake that caused a lot of damage?

  8. Do earthquakes cause long-term changes in cities?

  9. How do earthquakes affect people emotionally?

  10. Do you think governments are prepared enough for big earthquakes?

Deep Thinking & Opinions

  1. Do you think technology can predict earthquakes?

  2. What would you do if a strong earthquake happened right now?

  3. If you were the leader of your city, how would you prepare people for earthquakes?

  4. Is it possible to build an earthquake-proof city?

  5. Do you think earthquakes are more dangerous than typhoons? Why?

  6. Should people avoid living near fault lines?

  7. What can we learn about life after surviving an earthquake?

  8. Do you think earthquakes bring people closer together?

  9. If you had to explain earthquakes to a child, how would you do it?

  10. Do you believe people will ever control or stop earthquakes in the future?