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*Earthquakes* How do we locate them?
Question of the Day: Where did the largest earthquake ever recorded in the US occur? Thursday, November 4th Locate an Earthquake Key Concept bingo
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Prince William Sound, Alaska Magnitude 9.2
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Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 2 minutes apart
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Fingerprint of an Earthquake
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Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart
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Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 3 minutes
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Then follow down to see how far away the Earth quake was…
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Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart
P and S waves 3 min 40 sec apart
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Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 3 minutes 40 seconds away
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Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart
P and S waves 3 min 40 sec apart
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Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 4 minutes
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Draw circles and find Earthquake
Earthquake was HERE!!!
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