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EARTHQUAKES 1

LESSON 1:  CAUSES | WAVES | SEISMOGRAPHS

WATCH:  INTRODUCTION

WATCH:  WHAT YOU MUST KNOW

TIME TO TAKE YOUR OWN NOTES

PRESENTATION:  PROVIDES THE MATERIAL

The following presentation was created to let you self pace through the material.  Take the time to get the vocabulary and draw pictures for each term.

FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Lesson 1:  Earthquakes

  1. Earthquake-

  2. Epicenter-

  3. Fault-

  4. Focus-

  5. Lithosphere-

  6. Magnitude-

  7. Primary wave (P wave)-

  8. Secondary wave (S wave)-

  9. Surface wave- Combo of P Wave and S Wave

  10. Love Wave- Side to Side Waves

  11. Rayleigh Wave- Rolling waves

  12. Seismic Stations- Places where they record earthquake activity

  13. Seismogram-

  14. Seismograph-

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ACTUAL SEISMOGRAPH

COMPLETE THE EARTHQUAKES 1 - RECORDING STATION GIZMO!
COMPLETE AND TURN IN THIS DOCUMENT WITH IT.

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
SAN ANDREAS FAULT, CALIFORNIA, CAUSES MANY EARTHQUAKES

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