Dear Parents/Guardians, We had another exciting day at Discovery
... We had another exciting day at Discovery Education STEM Camp. Today was full of great activities and learning focused on gaining a better understanding of Urban Infrastructure and Earthquakes. Highlights from today include: ...
... We had another exciting day at Discovery Education STEM Camp. Today was full of great activities and learning focused on gaining a better understanding of Urban Infrastructure and Earthquakes. Highlights from today include: ...
Earthquakes
... The sudden, violent movement at the focus send out seismic waves in all directions. It is these waves that cause the ground to move – and so cause damage. The ground movements are measured using seismometers. The recorded movement is then displayed as a trace on paper (or on a screen) called a seism ...
... The sudden, violent movement at the focus send out seismic waves in all directions. It is these waves that cause the ground to move – and so cause damage. The ground movements are measured using seismometers. The recorded movement is then displayed as a trace on paper (or on a screen) called a seism ...
ES Ch 2 NOTES Earthquakes
... great, the release causes an earthquake, where the ground moves as the rocks on either side of the fault jerk past each other. ...
... great, the release causes an earthquake, where the ground moves as the rocks on either side of the fault jerk past each other. ...
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... – The depth of the quake’s focus is another factor that determines the intensity of an earthquake. – An earthquake can be classified as shallow, intermediate, or deep, depending on the location of the quake’s focus. – A deep-focus earthquake produces smaller vibrations at the epicenter than a shallo ...
... – The depth of the quake’s focus is another factor that determines the intensity of an earthquake. – An earthquake can be classified as shallow, intermediate, or deep, depending on the location of the quake’s focus. – A deep-focus earthquake produces smaller vibrations at the epicenter than a shallo ...
Lecture 7
... Given the velocity of these waves through the Earth and the lag time, one can calculate a distance. ...
... Given the velocity of these waves through the Earth and the lag time, one can calculate a distance. ...
Fast CMT
... There are three main types of earthquakes. Normal faulting events that happen due to the Earth’s crust being extended and pulled apart, thrust faulting events that happen due to compression, and lateral events which happen because of two plates sliding past each other. All three of these events are ...
... There are three main types of earthquakes. Normal faulting events that happen due to the Earth’s crust being extended and pulled apart, thrust faulting events that happen due to compression, and lateral events which happen because of two plates sliding past each other. All three of these events are ...
Chapter 19 Earth quakes
... 2. Secondary waves, or S-waves cause rocks to move at right angles in relation to the direction of the waves. 3. Surface waves are a third type of seismic wave that move in two directions as they ...
... 2. Secondary waves, or S-waves cause rocks to move at right angles in relation to the direction of the waves. 3. Surface waves are a third type of seismic wave that move in two directions as they ...
scale to rate the total energy an earthquake releases
... the earliest magnitude scale, called the _________ scale. 12. Magnitude scales like the Richter scale rate the magnitude of small earthquakes based on the size of the earthquake’s ________ as recorded by seismographs. 13. The magnitudes take into account that seismic waves get __________ (meaning we ...
... the earliest magnitude scale, called the _________ scale. 12. Magnitude scales like the Richter scale rate the magnitude of small earthquakes based on the size of the earthquake’s ________ as recorded by seismographs. 13. The magnitudes take into account that seismic waves get __________ (meaning we ...
Earthquake Lab Walkthrough
... 1. In what order do earthquake waves appear on a seismogram? 2. How many points are needed to determine the epicenter of an earthquake? Why? ...
... 1. In what order do earthquake waves appear on a seismogram? 2. How many points are needed to determine the epicenter of an earthquake? Why? ...
earthquake notes - Red Hook Central Schools
... 4. The earthquake FOCUS is the ___________________________________________ and is deep underground. 5. The _________________________________ is the location on the surface directly above the focus. 6. A FAULT is the plane along which _______________________________________. 7. Earthquakes produce 3 ...
... 4. The earthquake FOCUS is the ___________________________________________ and is deep underground. 5. The _________________________________ is the location on the surface directly above the focus. 6. A FAULT is the plane along which _______________________________________. 7. Earthquakes produce 3 ...
Earthquakes as evidence of plate tectonics
... mapping earthquake activity across the globe. In this exercise you will be asked to plot the occurrence of earthquakes during a 5 year period (1991-1996), the data for 25 years and the occurrence of major earthquakes in historic times. You will create maps showing the occurrence and depth/magnitude ...
... mapping earthquake activity across the globe. In this exercise you will be asked to plot the occurrence of earthquakes during a 5 year period (1991-1996), the data for 25 years and the occurrence of major earthquakes in historic times. You will create maps showing the occurrence and depth/magnitude ...
Earthquakes and Tsunamis Oh My!
... building codes are some of the best in the world, and that’s why — while hundreds have died — the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan didn’t cause more of a catastrophe in its cities. • In fact the major news out of Tokyo is that millions are stranded from their homes and without power, unlike w ...
... building codes are some of the best in the world, and that’s why — while hundreds have died — the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan didn’t cause more of a catastrophe in its cities. • In fact the major news out of Tokyo is that millions are stranded from their homes and without power, unlike w ...
Earthquake Resistant Buildings
... reinforced by wrapping steel frames around the pillars of buildings and bridges, or by placing steel rods in existing structures . ...
... reinforced by wrapping steel frames around the pillars of buildings and bridges, or by placing steel rods in existing structures . ...
What is an earthquake?
... • Shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy stored in the rocks. • When rocks are stressed, potential energy is stored in them. ...
... • Shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy stored in the rocks. • When rocks are stressed, potential energy is stored in them. ...
Earthquake Crossword - Homeschool Learning Network
... 3. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. 5. A sea wave that results from large-scale seafloor disturbances, caused often by large earthquakes. 6. A number describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on people. 10. A _________ wave is a s ...
... 3. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. 5. A sea wave that results from large-scale seafloor disturbances, caused often by large earthquakes. 6. A number describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on people. 10. A _________ wave is a s ...
An Earthquake
... The world has seen many disasters over the years. It's very difficult to rank them because there are different ways of defining "worst" some would just count the dead, others would include the injured. These disasters take a lot of lives every year. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of ...
... The world has seen many disasters over the years. It's very difficult to rank them because there are different ways of defining "worst" some would just count the dead, others would include the injured. These disasters take a lot of lives every year. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of ...
Earthquake casualty estimation
Recent advances are improving the speed and accuracy of loss estimates immediately after earthquakes (within less than an hour) so that injured people may be rescued more efficiently. After major and large earthquakes, rescue agencies and civil defense managers rapidly need quantitative estimates of the extent of the potential disaster, at a time when information from the affected area may not yet have reached the outside world. For the injured below the rubble every minute counts.To rapidly provide estimates of the extent of an earthquake disaster is much less of a problem in industrialized than in developing countries. This article focuses on how one can estimate earthquake losses in developing countries in real time.