1.Describe the different types of boundaries 2.Identify and explain which boundaries are likely to produce volcanoes. 3.Identify and explain which boundaries are likely to produce earthquakes. 4.Explain how plate tectonics is part of the rock cycle
earthquakeseismometer seismographepicenter magnitudeRichter scale focusseismic wave fault GOAL: You should be able to explain how earthquakes are formed, detected, and measured.
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P-Waves (primary wave) S-Waves (secondary wave)
(how detected and measured) use this)
How much stronger is each level compared to the previous level? developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology
9.5 What patterns do you notice?
HcU (more on plate tectonics) HcU 09.stm (natural disasters) 09.stm ews/environment-news/japan-tsunami vin/ (japan Tsunami) ews/environment-news/japan-tsunami vin/ stm (how tsunamis form) stm