Earthquakes Austin T. Koeckeritz 6.1 Forces in the Earth’s Crust Key Concepts 1. How does stress in the crust change Earth’s surface? 2. Where are faults usually found,…

1.12. The Earth is layered knowledge of layering is recent (late 1800s); prior to that, only knew interior must be hot (volcanoes) 3. mean density ~ 5500 kg/m3, but surface…

Slide 1Topographical maps Slide 2 http://reynolds.asu.edu/topo_gallery/topo_gallery.htm Slide 3 cliff Slide 4 Mountain Slide 5 Complex valley Slide 6 Contour maps how to…

Slide 1 By Andrea Snell Revised by GBrenneman S and How they shape the Earth Slide 2 Earthquakes are a sudden movement of Earth’s crust that releases energy. CA quake CA…

Slide 1 Earth Science Fall 2013 Slide 2  Earthquake- vibration of the earth’s crust Usually occur when rocks under stress suddenly shift along a fault Slide 3  Theory…

Slide 1 Lecture 16 Earthquakes What are earthquakes? Elastic rebound theory Waves generated by earthquakes: P waves, S waves, Surface waves Locating earthquakes Earthquake…

Slide 1 Earthquakes Chapter 6 February 2012 This topic will shake you up Slide 2 Stress Stress- a force (energy) that acts on rock to change its shape or volume Types of…

Earthquakes. By: Laura Barjarow Chapter 12. Earthquakes A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move Seismograph.…

Seismic Waves Wave motion is perhaps most familiar to us from our observations of waves on water When a stone is thrown into a pool of water, the surface of the water is…

An Interactive Adventure Press Space Bar to Continue To end session â Press Here Level 1 â Earthâs Surface â The Lithosphere Level 2 â Earthâs Mantle - The Asthenosphere…