DO NOW 11/26/12
1.
Earthquakes: What is the point on the Earth’s
surface directly above an earthquakes starting
point?
2.
Alternative Energy: What is the energy source that
uses falling water?
3.
Earth’s Layers: What is the layer of the mantle
which is semi-plastic that allows tectonic plate
movement?
4.
Oceans - Topography: What is a pointy extinct
volcano?
Earthquakes Key Questions
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What is seismology?
What is a seismologist?
What is a seismograph?
What is a seismogram?
What is the Richter Scale?
How are seismic waves affected by the Moho?
1) What is seismology?
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The study of earthquakes.
2) What is a seismologist?
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A scientist that studies earthquakes.
3) What is a seismograph?
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An instrument located at or near Earth’s
surface that records seismic waves
4) What is a seismogram?
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A tracing of earthquake motion created by
a seismograph.
5) What is the Richter Scale?
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A scale used to measure an earthquake’s
strength.
6) How are seismic waves
affected by the Moho?
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They increase in speed.
Words for Crossword Puzzle
Seismic waves
P waves
Seismology
Focus
Fault
Seismograph
Seismogram
*deformation
pg 196-213
S waves
elastic rebound
*shadow zone
epicenter
moho
*gap hypothesis
*seismic gap