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Earthquake Lesson: Earthquake Location - Activity Answer Key
File Name k.earthquakelocation.doc
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Computer Program Not specified
File Size 582.00 KB - 1 file
Expert Level High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor Deborah Kane
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Resource Matrix Earthquakes
Description
In this activity, students use synthetic seismic data to learn how seismologists locate earthquakes. The introductory and follow-up slides give a demonstration of how this is done (prior to students being asked to do it themselves), discuss the difference between the hypocenter (also known as the focus) of an earthquake and the epicenter, and cover the definition of a seismic gap with an example from southern California.
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