Name ___________________________________________ Date ____________________
Virtual Earthquake
Please start at:
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/virtualearthquake/VQuakeExecute.html
1) What is an earthquake?________________________________________________
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Complete following table:
Waves
Type
Travel through
/ 1)
/ 3)
Velocity
(similar to)
P-waves
S-waves
2) How is an earthquake’s epicenter located? ?____________________________
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Please complete one of the tables below:
When you reach the end please e-mail me a copy of your certificate to
skoziol@belchertown.org . Thanks
San Francisco
(Stations)
Eureka, CA
S-P Interval
(seconds)
Epicentral Distance
(Km)
S-Wave Amplitude
(mm)
The magnitude of this
earthquake was _____
on the richter scale.
Elko, NV
Las Vegas, NV
History of this Earthquake?
S. California
(Stations)
Fresno, CA
S-P Interval
(seconds)
Epicentral Distance
(Km)
S-Wave Amplitude
(mm)
The magnitude of this
earthquake was _____
on the richter scale.
Epicentral Distance
(Km)
S-Wave Amplitude
(mm)
The magnitude of this
earthquake was ____
on the richter scale.
Epicentral Distance
(Km)
S-Wave Amplitude
(mm)
The magnitude of this
earthquake was ____
on the richter scale.
Las Vegas, NV
Phoenix, NV
History of this Earthquake?
Japan (Stations)
S-P Interval
(seconds)
Pusan
Tokyo
Akita
History of this Earthquake?
Mexico (Stations)
S-P Interval
(seconds)
Chichuahua
Mazatlan
Rosarito
History of this Earthquake?
Homework
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eec/earthquake/EpicenterMagnitude/
“Take Quiz Now” using class code “1764717” (for Honors A-period)