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 1 EARTHQUAKES Slide 2 DEFINITION Vibrations in the ground caused by a release of energy along faults, (breaks), in the Earth’s lithosphere as a result of plate tectonics.…

Slide 1 How and Where Do Earthquakes Occur? Causes of Earthquakes Slide 2 Vocabulary stress strain fault primary wave secondary wave surface wave Focus epicenter How Do Earthquakes…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer All sound clips and studio images are from Jeopardy’s web site at www.sony.com Slide 3 Slide 4 Earthquakes…

Earthquakes Introduction When the Earth quakes, the energy stored in elastically strained rocks is suddenly released. The more energy released, the stronger the quake. Massive…

Chapter Eleven - Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth HOMOGENOUS EARTH Exploring the Interior of the Earth Geophysics- the study of the foundational properties of the Earthâs…

Chapter Eleven - Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth HOMOGENOUS EARTH Exploring the Interior of the Earth Geophysics- the study of the foundational properties of the Earthâs…