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Earthquakes – Day 1 October 11, 2010
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Objectives I will be able to describe an earthquake’s _________such as epicenter, focus, magnitude, and intensity I will be able to analyze the ____________of seismic earthquake waves I will be able to determine earthquake ____________from a travel-time __________
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Key Points To describe the location of earthquakes, we use the terms focus and epicenter When analyzing how earthquakes travel, we talk about the 3 main types of earthquake waves: s, p, and surface These waves travel at different speeds and cause differing amounts of destruction The magnitude of an earthquake measures the amplitude of the largest wave Major earthquakes can be preceded by foreshocks and followed by aftershocks The intensity of an earthquake describes the amount of shaking at a specific location
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What are Earthquakes? Earthquake video Take note of at least 4 facts
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Cause of Earthquakes What causes earthquakes to occur?
Where do we usually find earthquakes occurring?
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Cause of Earthquakes Earthquakes are the __________or _______of the Earth produced by the rapid release of _____ When rocks are subjected to large forces, such as those associated with plate movement, the rocks are __________and _______________ When rocks cannot withstand the stress any longer, they __________and energy is _________ ________are fractures in the earth where movement has occurred ______________ __________ ___________
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Earthquake features 1. Location
_____: the place where the earthquake starts- _________________ Energy radiates out in _____________ __________: the location on the surface of earth directly __________________
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Earthquake features 2. _____________: smaller earthquakes that _______or __________________major earthquakes 3. ____________: smaller earthquakes that occur ____________ major earthquakes 4. _____________: the amount of shaking produced by an earthquake at a given location 5. _____________: the “______” of the earthquake - Richter magnitude: determined from the _________ (height) of the largest seismic wave - Moment magnitude: determined from the displacement (movement) of the fault zone
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Earthquake Waves All of the above features are a result of the earthquake _________that transport the ___________from the ______outward in ____ ____________________ ______ general categories _________________: travel along Earth’s surface _______________: travel from the focus __________Earth’s ____________
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Earthquake Waves Surface waves Travel along Earth’s ___________layer
Their motion is _____________ Like waves move a ship on the ocean Up/down and side-to-side motion The ________________type of earthquake wave Because they travel along the ground they cause ______________resting on the land to __________
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Earthquake Waves Body waves- 2 types 1. P-waves
__________waves- they arrive _______ Travel the _____________ Classified as “compressional waves”- _____________________________ Can travel through __________, ___________, and _____________
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Earthquake Waves Body waves 2. S-waves
_______________________waves- they arrive ___________P-waves Travel more __________than P-waves Travel at right angles to the direction they move Travel through _________________
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Check In – Answer the following on a SEPARATE piece of paper in COMPLETE sentences:
What is the epicenter of an earthquake? What is the source of an earthquake called? What are the smaller earthquakes that precede major earthquakes called? Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest? Which type of seismic wave travels the slowest? Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction?
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Locating Earthquakes- Part I
Because P-waves and S-waves travel at ________________we can use the _________ in their ___________at a given location to figure out the distance to the earthquake’s ______________________ This information is presented in a __________________________
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Reading Travel-time graphs
A. ________________for the arrival of the waves B. ___________from the recording station to the _____________________ ____________at the top _________at the bottom
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