Notes For Chapter 5 - Earthquakes and the
... from vertical displacement along a fault located on the ocean floor or a large undersea landslide triggered by an earthquake In the open ocean height is usually less than 1 meter In shallower coastal waters the water piles up to heights that occasionally ...
... from vertical displacement along a fault located on the ocean floor or a large undersea landslide triggered by an earthquake In the open ocean height is usually less than 1 meter In shallower coastal waters the water piles up to heights that occasionally ...
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS Properties of solar pores
... about the internal structure of pores, their atmosphere as well as the geometry of the magnetic field. Unfortunately, their small size of 400 puts high constraints to the seeing conditions as well as to the data reduction. In particular the correction for stray light, either due to instrumental de ...
... about the internal structure of pores, their atmosphere as well as the geometry of the magnetic field. Unfortunately, their small size of 400 puts high constraints to the seeing conditions as well as to the data reduction. In particular the correction for stray light, either due to instrumental de ...
Earth`s Structure - We can`t sign you in
... An earthquake has occurred in the area shown in this picture. If the plates moved in the directions indicated by the arrows, what would the location would look like after the earthquake? ...
... An earthquake has occurred in the area shown in this picture. If the plates moved in the directions indicated by the arrows, what would the location would look like after the earthquake? ...
Lesson 4 - davis.k12.ut.us
... ________ currents in the _______ are thought to be the mechanism behind ________ __________. The mantle is like soft ________, so it can be moved like a fluid by convection currents. ________ energy inside Earth’s ________ starts the convection currents moving. Hot mantle material is ______ _______ ...
... ________ currents in the _______ are thought to be the mechanism behind ________ __________. The mantle is like soft ________, so it can be moved like a fluid by convection currents. ________ energy inside Earth’s ________ starts the convection currents moving. Hot mantle material is ______ _______ ...
Earthquakes - Leon County Schools
... stress. Stress causes the rock to deform – Plastic deformation – does not cause earthquakes – Elastic deformation – rock stretches then reaches a breaking point, releasing energy. ...
... stress. Stress causes the rock to deform – Plastic deformation – does not cause earthquakes – Elastic deformation – rock stretches then reaches a breaking point, releasing energy. ...
Chapter 8 - Earthquakes
... • Seismograph – The instrument that records the time and intensity of the seismic waves and helps locate the epicenter of seismic events. • Seismogram – The tracing or paper record of the earthquake motion created by the seismograph. • The most direct method of locating the epicenter of an earthquak ...
... • Seismograph – The instrument that records the time and intensity of the seismic waves and helps locate the epicenter of seismic events. • Seismogram – The tracing or paper record of the earthquake motion created by the seismograph. • The most direct method of locating the epicenter of an earthquak ...
1 NATURAL DISASTERS (GLY 125: 001, 002) Version #2 Exam # 1
... 36. The best-known successful prediction of a major earthquake was where and when? a. Fargo, North Dakota, in 1957 b. Haicheng, China, in 1975 c. Los Angeles in 1994 d. Hokkaido, Japan, in 1998 e. Banda Aceh, Sumatra, in 2004 37. Which of the following is probably associated with a failed rift syst ...
... 36. The best-known successful prediction of a major earthquake was where and when? a. Fargo, North Dakota, in 1957 b. Haicheng, China, in 1975 c. Los Angeles in 1994 d. Hokkaido, Japan, in 1998 e. Banda Aceh, Sumatra, in 2004 37. Which of the following is probably associated with a failed rift syst ...
Lab study suggests small layer of water, CO2 and silicate
... Lab study suggests small layer of water, CO2 and silicate lies beneath tectonic plates 1 May 2014, by Bob Yirka had trouble coming up with asthenosphere ingredients that would explain what has been measured. In this new effort, it appears the team in France has finally found them. The researchers no ...
... Lab study suggests small layer of water, CO2 and silicate lies beneath tectonic plates 1 May 2014, by Bob Yirka had trouble coming up with asthenosphere ingredients that would explain what has been measured. In this new effort, it appears the team in France has finally found them. The researchers no ...
Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries
... • Shallow earthquakes occur along divergent plate boundaries, like mid-ocean ridges • Shallow earthquakes also occur along transform boundaries • Along continental convergent boundaries, earthquakes of varying depths occur ...
... • Shallow earthquakes occur along divergent plate boundaries, like mid-ocean ridges • Shallow earthquakes also occur along transform boundaries • Along continental convergent boundaries, earthquakes of varying depths occur ...
Slide 1
... B. by digging at several locations and comparing data c. by comparing arrival times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations d. by reviewing satellite photos of tsunamis ...
... B. by digging at several locations and comparing data c. by comparing arrival times of P waves and S waves at several seismograph stations d. by reviewing satellite photos of tsunamis ...
caltech-1
... 3. Solar cycle influence on the length of QBO period: The composite analysis of Soukhrarew and Hood [2001, Figure 12] is here reproduced using 82 years of THINAIR model results. Figure 2 shows the mean vertical-time cross section of the westerly QBO of the lowpass filtered equatorial zonal wind for ...
... 3. Solar cycle influence on the length of QBO period: The composite analysis of Soukhrarew and Hood [2001, Figure 12] is here reproduced using 82 years of THINAIR model results. Figure 2 shows the mean vertical-time cross section of the westerly QBO of the lowpass filtered equatorial zonal wind for ...
What are Earthquakes? - Lancaster City Schools
... ~80% of all earthquakes occur in the circum-Pacific belt – most of these result from convergent boundary activity – ~15% occur in the Mediterranean-Asiatic belt – remaining 5% occur in the interiors of plates and on divergent boundaries – more than 150,000 quakes strong enough to be felt are recorde ...
... ~80% of all earthquakes occur in the circum-Pacific belt – most of these result from convergent boundary activity – ~15% occur in the Mediterranean-Asiatic belt – remaining 5% occur in the interiors of plates and on divergent boundaries – more than 150,000 quakes strong enough to be felt are recorde ...
EarthScience_Topic 9-Properties of Earths Interior
... We know P wave travel time is 7:20 so, using a ruler, draw a line from 7:20 over to the P wave line. Now draw a line straight down to find the distance from the epicenter......... The distance is 4200 km. Notice that each small box on the bottom axis is 200 km. Now we can get on with the second hal ...
... We know P wave travel time is 7:20 so, using a ruler, draw a line from 7:20 over to the P wave line. Now draw a line straight down to find the distance from the epicenter......... The distance is 4200 km. Notice that each small box on the bottom axis is 200 km. Now we can get on with the second hal ...
Earth Quakes chapter 19
... By this rational, the inside of a meteorite will have a similar composition to that of the Earth. ...
... By this rational, the inside of a meteorite will have a similar composition to that of the Earth. ...
MORPHOLOGY OF EARTH
... From surface, density, temperature & pressure goes on increasing towards centre of Earth Below solid asthenosphere between 400-670 km depth lies the Mantle transition zone ...
... From surface, density, temperature & pressure goes on increasing towards centre of Earth Below solid asthenosphere between 400-670 km depth lies the Mantle transition zone ...
ppt. - Science with Ms. Braget
... carrying the energy released during an earthquake – They move like ripples on a pond – They carry the energy of an earthquake away from the focus, through Earth’s interior, and across the surface – The energy is greatest the the ...
... carrying the energy released during an earthquake – They move like ripples on a pond – They carry the energy of an earthquake away from the focus, through Earth’s interior, and across the surface – The energy is greatest the the ...
Unit Five Test Review
... 11. Explain our “best-guess” on how the Earth’s magnetic field is generated. 12. What are two uncertainties with our “best-guess” magnetic field explanations? ...
... 11. Explain our “best-guess” on how the Earth’s magnetic field is generated. 12. What are two uncertainties with our “best-guess” magnetic field explanations? ...
Practice10r
... 2. Deeper than about 700 kilometers, higher temperatures and pressures cause stressed rocks to deform ______________, rather than rupture or shift elastically. Thus there are no deeper earthquakes. 3. Rocks under stress may crack, and expand in volume. This expansion is called ____________, and the ...
... 2. Deeper than about 700 kilometers, higher temperatures and pressures cause stressed rocks to deform ______________, rather than rupture or shift elastically. Thus there are no deeper earthquakes. 3. Rocks under stress may crack, and expand in volume. This expansion is called ____________, and the ...
Study guide - Earthquakes, volcanoes, fault types
... ... the 3 types of faults and the stress that produces each; know direction of each stress type ... the plate boundary that is associated with each fault type and example of each type of boundary ... difference between hanging wall and foot wall and be able to identify each in a fault diagram ... wh ...
... ... the 3 types of faults and the stress that produces each; know direction of each stress type ... the plate boundary that is associated with each fault type and example of each type of boundary ... difference between hanging wall and foot wall and be able to identify each in a fault diagram ... wh ...
Earthquakes The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth`s crust is
... The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s crust is made of sections called “plates”. These plates are solid, but float on top of partially liquid mantle. The plates move in different directions— toward each other, away from each other, or past each other. ...
... The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s crust is made of sections called “plates”. These plates are solid, but float on top of partially liquid mantle. The plates move in different directions— toward each other, away from each other, or past each other. ...
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Earthquakes
... The scale is logarithmic so that a recording of 7, for example, indicates a disturbance with ground motion 10 times as large as a recording of 6. ...
... The scale is logarithmic so that a recording of 7, for example, indicates a disturbance with ground motion 10 times as large as a recording of 6. ...
Quiz # 1 Chapters 1 and 2
... (a) they can travel at speeds greater than 500 miles per hour. (b) they are caused by undersea earthquakes. (c) they are often responsible for the destruction of ships at sea. (d) they can often form waves more than 100 feet high. 7. When Benioff-Wadati zones are plotted on a map, they show: (a) el ...
... (a) they can travel at speeds greater than 500 miles per hour. (b) they are caused by undersea earthquakes. (c) they are often responsible for the destruction of ships at sea. (d) they can often form waves more than 100 feet high. 7. When Benioff-Wadati zones are plotted on a map, they show: (a) el ...
Ch 3 Homework Answers
... 36. a) The magnetic pole nearest the north geographic pole is called the ‘north magnetic pole’. b) If we pretend that there is a giant bar magnet buried inside the Earth, the pole of this bar magnet which is nearest the north geographic pole is a south magnetic pole. 37. If a compass needle points t ...
... 36. a) The magnetic pole nearest the north geographic pole is called the ‘north magnetic pole’. b) If we pretend that there is a giant bar magnet buried inside the Earth, the pole of this bar magnet which is nearest the north geographic pole is a south magnetic pole. 37. If a compass needle points t ...
S waves
... • S waves – (Secondary Waves) shear waves that cause the particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction the waves are traveling. – Can travel through solid material only (CANNOT travel through liquids or gas) – S waves travel a little more than ½ the speed of a P wave (so, s-wav ...
... • S waves – (Secondary Waves) shear waves that cause the particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction the waves are traveling. – Can travel through solid material only (CANNOT travel through liquids or gas) – S waves travel a little more than ½ the speed of a P wave (so, s-wav ...