Earthquakes Guided Notes - Part 2

Earthquakes Guided Notes


Part 2

Seismographs

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A seismograph is an instrument that

and records earthquake events.

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1. It records _____ ___ _____ motion.

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It records __ _ __ motion (side to side).

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It records __ _ __ motion (side to side).

Locates and measures an earthquake

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• Seismographs can tell how far away the ____ is.

• Need __ seismographs to determine exact location.

• Seismographs are also used to determine the ____ of the quake.

epicenter

3

strength

• epicenter

• 3

• strength

Locating Earthquake Distance

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Use seismographs to make _____ _____ graphs.

Helps find distance to the epicenter

Richter Scale

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Measures magnitude.

The amount of energy

.

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Scale of

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with each # representing 32 times stronger than the previous #.

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1-10

1-25

1-99

Mercalli Scale &
Rossi-Forel Scale

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Used to measure the

of a quake.

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Usually measured upon observing the

done.

Duck, Cover, and Hold On!