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DO NOW 11/26/12. Earthquakes: What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquakes starting point? Alternative Energy: What is the energy source that uses falling water? Earth’s Layers: What is the layer of the mantle which is semi-plastic that allows tectonic plate movement?
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DO NOW 11/26/12 Earthquakes: What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above an earthquakes starting point? Alternative Energy: What is the energy source that uses falling water? Earth’s Layers: What is the layer of the mantle which is semi-plastic that allows tectonic plate movement? Oceans - Topography: What is a pointy extinct volcano?
Earthquakes Key Questions What is seismology? What is a seismologist? What is a seismograph? What is a seismogram? What is the Richter Scale? How are seismic waves affected by the Moho?
1) What is seismology? • The study of earthquakes.
2) What is a seismologist? • A scientist that studies earthquakes.
3) What is a seismograph? • An instrument located at or near Earth’s surface that records seismic waves
4) What is a seismogram? • A tracing of earthquake motion created by a seismograph.
5) What is the Richter Scale? • A scale used to measure an earthquake’s strength.
6) How are seismic waves affected by the Moho? • They increase in speed.
Words for Crossword Puzzle pg 196-213 Seismic waves S waves P waves elastic rebound Seismology *shadow zone Focus epicenter Fault moho Seismograph *gap hypothesis Seismogram *seismic gap *deformation