Earthquakes Goal  Homework  Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake

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Earthquakes Goal  Homework  Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake Finish Locating Epicenter- More Practice Worksheet Warm-up Please write down homework and update table of contents. Then find the S-P time intervals for the following seismograph stations 2 minutes

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II-III VII-VIII VI V VI IX IX VI IX IV VII-VIII V V II-III IV

Identify the Richter Scale Magnitude of the earthquake? Las Vegas Seismic Station What is the S-P lag time? What is the distance to the earthquake epicenter? What is the S-wave amplitude? What is the magnitude using the nonogram? 40 sec 390 km 250 mm 6.7 6.7

Earthquakes NONE  Goal  Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake 2 minutes Goal  Homework  Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake NONE  Warm-up Please write down homework and update table of contents. Why do you need three locations to determine an epicenter. Use the words epicenter and intersect in your explaination.

Earthquakes D.A. Review Sheet Goal  Complete Epicenter P.A. 5 minutes Earthquakes Goal  Homework  Complete Epicenter P.A. D.A. Review Sheet Warm-up Please write down homework and update table of contents. *Find the S-P lag time & distance from epicenter.

Geology Review Goal  Review for District Assessment Homework  2 minutes Goal  Homework  Review for District Assessment Study for D.A. TOMORROW Warm-up Please hand in homework from last night (in pile below) and write down tonight's homework. Label the parts:

Geology Review Goal  Take District Assessment Homework  No Homework 2 minutes Goal  Homework  Take District Assessment No Homework Warm-up What are the four characteristics all minerals share?