Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station & Student Exploration: Earthquakes 2 – Determination of Epicenter
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) (2 marks) 1. Have you ever experienced an earthquake? at did it feel like? I have never experienced an earthquake. After one has happened I Have always said “did you feel that?” and I always replied no 2. Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks along a fault, or fracture, in Earth’s crust. The most famous fault in the U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California. What major cities are located near the San Andreas Fault? San diego, LA, Big Sur, San Francisco, Sacramento, Sierra Nevada.
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