PPT-epicenter

Scientist have to look for the epicenter of an earthquake so the know were it started noun 1 The point of the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake 2 A focal point. brPage 1br Epicenter Focus Place of Interest Epicentral Distance Fault Rupture Focal Depth Figure 1 Basic terminology Figure 2 Isoseismal Map of the 2001 Bhuj India Earthquake MSK Intensity 221 Even as demand soars, the state allocations for CUNY and SUNY budgets have plummeted by more than $400 million. Per-student funding has declined Nathaniel Brooks, Black Star, for CrossTalk 222 pla Seismic Waves. Seismogram. Measuring Lag Time. Finding the Epicenter. Start here. Seismic Waves. There are three seismic waves. . Continue to Seismogram. Video of P-wave and S-wave. P-Wave and S-Wave Movement. in Earth’s Crust. Evidence of Crustal Changes. Original Horizontality. : sedimentary rocks form in horizontal layers parallel to Earth’s surface.. Most strata found in positions other than horizontal are thought to be deformed by crustal movement. . km (48 miles) northwest of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal that is home to nearly 1.5 million inhabitants. The earthquake flattened homes, buildings and temples, causing widespread damage acr Earth quakes . Causes of earth quakes . Seismic waves & measuring earth quakes . Consequences of earth quakes. Major earth quake zones. Factors to predict earth quakes . Earth quakes. An . earthquake. . Compare and contrast two of the . United . States’ . greatest . earthquakes. . . Earthquake. . An . earthquake.  is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one . another.. Locating Earthquakes. How do seismologists know when and where earthquakes begin? . They depend on earthquake-sensing instruments called seismographs. . Seismographs. are instruments located at or near the surface of the Earth that record seismic waves. . onf ere n ce, U n i versi t y of P a du a, 1 7 - 1 9 N o vembe 1 – . Earthquake P-wave & S-wave Travel Time Chart Tutorial. Example 1. : . How long does it take a P-wave to travel 4,000 km? . 1) If . you are asked the . travel time. of a P-wave or S-wave for a given epicenter distance:. medicine. Part 3. Epigenetics. and Inheritance. DNA . and . Histone Modification. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842459/figure/F1. /. . . . Post-Transcriptional . Gene Silencing . by RNA Interference (. Essential . Questions. What are earthquake magnitude and intensity and how are they measured?. Why are data from at least three seismic stations needed to locate an earthquake’s epicenter?. Where are Earth’s seismic belts?. Earthquakes. What if you knew the epicenter was . 572 . km from Vancouver?. Earthquakes. What if you ALSO know that it is . 884 . km from Prince Rupert?. Earthquakes. Finally, you also know that the epicenter is . 8. th. Grade Earth and Space Science. Class Notes. Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity. Richter scale . – measures the . magnitude. (energy) of an earthquake.. Determined by the . amplitude. (height) of the seismic wave.