4.measuring earthquakes a. seismometer - an instrument that measures an earthquake
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4. Measuring Earthquakes
A. Seismometer - an INSTRUMENT that measures an earthquake
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Know the difference!!
4. Measuring Earthquakes
B. Seismograph - the RECORDED GRAPH made by a seismometer
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1.) Find the time interval between the arrival of the first P wave and the first S wave at a given seismometer station.
2.) On the time-travel graph, find the equivalent time difference between the P and S wave curves. Match up the distance from the station to the epicenter.
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3.) Draw a circle from the given station city, with a radius of the distance from the epicenter. Do this for 3 seismograph stations.
4.) The epicenter is the intersection point of all 3 circles!
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C. Magnitude - the amount of energy released during a quake.
D. Richter - scale used to measure the size of the seismic waves.
- An increase of 1 point on the Richter Scale means an increase of 10 times the magnitude of the quake.
- Scientists no longer use this scale.
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- MOMENT MAGNITUDE: a more scientific calculation of the magnitude of a quake based on the rocks and movement of the fault.
- MODIFIDED MERCALLI: rates damage.
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Remember, earthquakes have seismic waves that travel through the Earth. The liquid outer core causes P waves to refract, or bend, through the outer core. S waves cannot travel through liquids, so they get deflected to the sides. This results in the SHADOW ZONE…an area on Earth which receives no seismic waves from a given earthquake.
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5. Earth’s Layers
A. Crust - ocean crust is basalt - continental crust is granite - ocean crust is about 7 km thick - the continental crust is 7-75 km thick.
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5. Earth’s Layers
B. Mantle - Thick layer - Made up of peridotite, iron, and silicon
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5. Earth’s Layers
C. Core - Inner core and the outer core.
- Both made of nickel and iron - The outer core is liquid.
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6. Where do earthquakes occur?
A. Most earthquakes occur along plate boundaries.
B. Ring of Fire – around the Pacific
Ocean