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M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors Name: Mia Anguiano Date: Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 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. Gizmo Warm-up The Earthquakes 1 – Reco...

Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station & Student Exploration: Earthquakes 2-Determination of Epicenter. Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station 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? If so, what did it feel like? My mom did. Firstly she felt Inaudible sound around the...

Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station 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? If so, what did it feel like? My mom did. Firstly she felt Inaudible sound around the entire building, Entire building once. 2. Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks alo...

Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT> Name: Date: Earthquakes GIZMO Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Gizmo Warm-up The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo simulates the seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo. 1. The epice...

[NOTE TO STUDENTS: This exercise assumes that you have a data table and graph made while using the Earthquakes 1 – Recording Center Gizmo™. If you do not have those, or have never used that Gizmo before, do that first.] Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P wave, S wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Three dogs meet in a park. Each dog is attached by a leash to its owner (triangles).

Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSWERS CORRECT> Name: Date: Earthquakes GIZMO Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Gizmo Warm-up The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo simulates the seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo. 1. The epice

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M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors Name: Mia Anguiano Date: Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 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. Gizmo Warm-up The Earthquakes 1 – Reco...

Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station 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? If so, what did it feel like? My mom did. Firstly she felt Inaudible sound around the entire building, Entire building once. 2. Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks alo...

Student Exploration: Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station 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? If so, what did it feel like? My mom did. Firstly she felt Inaudible sound around the entire building, Entire building once. 2. Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks alo...