Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSW
Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station GIZMO < ALL ANSW
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Earthquakes GIZMO
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic wave, seismogram, seismograph
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
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Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. Have you ever experienced an earthquake?
If so, what did it feel like?
2. Earthquakes are usually caused by the sudden movement of rocks
along a fault, or fracture, in Earth’s crust. The most famous fault in
the U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California.
What major cities are located near the San Andreas Fault?
Gizmo Warm-up
The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo simulates the
seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look
at the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo.
1. The epicenter of the earthquake is the point on
Earth’s surface closest to the focus, or origin, of
the earthquake.
A. What symbol represents the epicenter?
B. What symbol represents the recording station?
2. Click Play ( ) and observe the seismic waves leaving the epicenter of the
earthquake.
A. What types of seismic waves are released?
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, B. Look at the Recording station detector on the upper left side of the
Gizmo. What happens when the seismic waves hit the recording
station?
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