Earthquake Intensity Activity Earthquake Intensity Activity âAgassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete.â Zoology Building, Stanford University, April 18,…

Slide 1Intro: What is an earthquake? Remember Plate Tectonics – Peeled Orange – Curst of earth is like orange peel and can move around. (1) Remember Plate Tectonics –…

Slide 1 Yellowstone Geysers and supervolcano Slide 2 What is a geyser? A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam…

Slide 1 Earthquakes and California Tectonics Chapman University – ESCU 234 Online Course Slide 2 Lecture 1 – A Brief History of Earthquakes and Seismology In the last…

Slide 1 Slide 2 BY ADVIK THE SCIENCE OF EARTHQUAKES Slide 3 WHERE DO EARTHQUAKES USUALLY HAPPEN? Fault Lines around the World such as the San Andreas fault in California…

Origin of an earthquake Epicenter: It is the point on the (free) surface of the earth vertically above the place of origin (hypocenter/focus) of an earthquake. This point…

Yellowstone Geysers and supervolcano What is a geyser? A geyser is a type of hot spring that erupts periodically, ejecting a column of hot water and steam into the air. The…

The Geosphere Ch. 3 sec. 1B Plate Tectonics Tectonic Plates â pieces of the lithosphere Glide across the underlying asthenosphere Continents move along these plates Continental…

PowerPoint Presentation Largest Earthquakes since 1900 More than one or two â itâs a dangerous surface Richter Scale - logarithmic Earthquake Magnitudes Effects  Less…

Fast Changes Foldable Earth Science Hurricane How: low pressure area in the ocean Winds 39mph and higher: tropical storm Winds 74mph and higher: hurricane Where: above warm…