Lesson 11 Seismic Waves

Online Wave! <-- Click here while using the slinky in class!

Lesson 11 power point

Seismic Waves.ppt

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seismic wave chart.bmp

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open in Paint, fill in using the text box. Save the file when you are finished filling in the chart.

Part II (April 20th)

1. Review online wave website (see link above!)
Animated pictures of L, P, S waves
Pics of P, S and L waves

2. Open the Seismic Wave Chart, fill in (see above! Open in Windows Paint. Go to "Start", "Programs", "Acessories", "Paint")

3. USGS seismogram reading and seismic wave animation - connecting the waves to the seismogram
How do I read a seismogram? and then: Measuring distance between P, S waves to find Richter Magnitude
seismic wave animation
Earthquake Seismograms Viewer
USGS seismogram displays

4. Magnitude --> Richter scale VS Mercalli scale VS TNT!
Richter scale Info sheet The straight facts
Richter and Mercalli scale comparison Compares the Energy of a Richter magnitude
interactive Richter Scale 2 (What is the difference between magnitude 2.0 and 5.0? or 4.4 and 7.4?)

5. IRIS Seismic Montior --> Japan Look at Latitude/Longitude, Magnitude, Depth
Seismic monitor

If you are finished, try these links below OR look through the previous lessons for links you didn't view yet!

Earthquake Simulator



Mapping Earthquake Epicenter (advanced)