Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics Earthqua kes and Volcanoe s Earth’s Interio r and Plate Tectoni cs Mineral s and Rocks What is Earth’ s Interi or like Eviden ce for Plate Tecton ics What are Earthqu a Struct ure and Origin of Rocks How old are Rocks Volcan oes Weatheri ng and Erosion Erosio n Chemica l Weather ing Physica l Weather ing Transfor m Fault Boundari es Converge nt Plate Boundari es Divergen t Plate Coundari es Plate Tectonic s
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
A 1976 earthquake near Guatemala City shattered this bridge in Agua Caliente, cutting off the city’s main supply route to the Atlantic. The 7.5-magnitude quake killed more than 23,000 people and left thousands more injured and homeless.
A crane and several construction vehicles lay toppled on a fractured road in Kobe, Japan, after a 7.2-magnitude temblor shook the quake-prone country. The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster of 1995 was one of the worst in Japan’s history, killing 6,433 people and causing more than $100 billion in damages.
The San Andreas Fault scars Southern California’s Carrizo Plain like a battle wound. The 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) fault runs through western and southern California, dividing the Pacific and North American plates.
Workers position support beams to steady tilting homes in San Francisco's Marina District after a disastrous earthquake hit the city in 1989. The 7.1-magnitude earthquake buckled highways and bridges, crushed cars, and toppled homes and buildings throughout the city.
The Izmith, Turkey Temblor
The Izmith, Turkey Temblor
The Izmith, Turkey Temblor
The Izmith, Turkey Temblor
The Izmith, Turkey Temblor
Bagiou City, Philippines
Bagiou City, Philippines
Bagiou City, Philippines
Bagiou City, Philippines
17.2 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Vocabulary• Focus• Epicenter• P waves• S waves• Surface waves• Seismology• Richter scale• vent
17.2 Earthquakes and Volcanoes• Read: “Energy from
earthquakes is transferred through Earth by waves” (p568-569)
• Write on your cornell notes information on:– Longitudinal waves– Primary waves– Transverse waves– Secondary Waves
Mayon Volcano, Philippines
Mayon Volcano, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo Crater Lake
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
Mt. Pinatubo Days Before Eruption
Mt.
Pina
tubo
, Phi
lippi
nes
Mt.
Pina
tubo
: Firs
t Eru
ption
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
3 Minutes after first Eruption
Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines
5 Minutes after first Eruption
Mt.
Pina
tubo
, Phi
lippi
nes
Mt.
Pina
tubo
: 7 m
inut
es a
fter
Mt.
Pina
tubo
, Phi
lippi
nes
Mt.
Pina
tubo
: 10
min
utes
afte
r
• How volcanoes are formed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANeH9W-HMPc&feature=related