Briefly explain the intent of this cartoon Why do earthquakes occur Which of the following diagrams represents a normal fault What is your evidence A B TPS What is going on here ID: 559103
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Earthquake Physics ReflectionSlide2
Briefly, “explain” the intent of this cartoonSlide3
Why do earthquakes occur?Slide4
Which of the following diagrams represents a normal fault? What is your evidence?
A.
B
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TPS – What is going on here?Slide6
If you began to record a nearby large earthquake on your seismograph in Los Angeles, could you use your cell phone to call your friend in St. Louis and alert them to run to the seismograph to watch? WHY?
Los Angeles, CA
St. Louis, MO
EpicenterSlide7
Yes.
Cell phones signals are part of the electromagnetic spectrum and as a result travel much faster (at the speed of light in a vacuum) than seismic waves through the ground.
Earthquake
1 degree = ~111km
Slope = ?Slide8
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