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This document provides information about earthquakes. It defines key earthquake terms like focus, epicenter, and aftershock. It describes the two types of seismic waves that radiate from an earthquake's focus - body waves and surface waves. It discusses how seismometers and seismographs are used to locate the epicenter and measure an earthquake's magnitude on the Richter scale. The document also outlines some of the common effects of earthquakes like ground displacement, landslides, liquefaction, tsunamis, and building collapses. Finally, it discusses ways to cope with earthquakes through earthquake zone planning, reinforced structures, and contingency plans.
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Earthquakes occur when built-up stress along a fault causes rocks on either side to suddenly slip and move past each other. This slipping vibrates the Earth's crust and causes seismic waves. According to the elastic rebound theory, stress increases in locked faults until the rocks fracture and spring back into a new position, releasing seismic energy. Most earthquake foci are shallow beneath the Earth's surface, where the majority of faults are located. The largest earthquake zones exist along plate boundaries like the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy from faults or breaks in rocks. The elastic rebound theory explains how stress builds in rocks until the strength is exceeded, causing rupture and the release of seismic waves. The focus is where faulting begins underground, and the epicenter is the point directly above on the surface. Most earthquakes occur along plate boundaries and are recorded by seismographs. The size and strength are measured by both intensity scales and magnitude scales on the Richter scale. Earthquake effects include ground shaking and damage that increases in unconsolidated materials. Prediction efforts monitor faults and precursors, but earthquakes cannot be reliably predicted yet.
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1) Seismic waves generated by earthquakes travel through the Earth's layers as body waves and surface waves. Body waves include P-waves and S-waves, while surface waves include Love waves and Rayleigh waves.
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Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy from the breaking of rocks deep in the earth. The elastic rebound theory explains how stress builds up in rocks until it exceeds the rocks' strength, causing rupture and the release of seismic waves. The focus is the point where faulting begins underground, and the epicenter is the point directly above on the surface. Most earthquakes occur along plate boundaries and are mapped using seismic wave arrival times at multiple stations. Earthquake size is measured by both intensity scales based on damage, and by magnitude scales measuring the total energy released.
Earthquake PPT. ppt for grade 9 sciences
1) Earthquakes are caused by the release of energy along faults in the Earth's crust due to the buildup of pressure.
2) There are three main types of seismic waves that radiate out from the earthquake focus: primary (P) waves, secondary (S) waves, and surface waves.
3) Earthquakes are measured using the Richter Scale, which quantifies the amount of energy released by the earthquake. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was magnitude 9.5.
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There are three main types of seismic waves that travel through the Earth during an earthquake:
1. P-waves are compressional body waves that move through solid rock and fluids.
2. S-waves are slower shear body waves that only move through solid rock.
3. Surface waves like Rayleigh and Love waves move along the Earth's surface and can cause significant damage.
Seismographs are used to measure and record these seismic waves to determine the location and magnitude of earthquakes.
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Earthquakes occur along faults when built-up elastic stress is suddenly released. Sensitive instruments around the world record seismic waves from earthquakes, which are used to determine the focus and epicenter. The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus. Magnitude scales such as the Richter scale are used to measure earthquake size based on wave amplitude. Structural damage from earthquakes depends on factors like ground shaking intensity and the nature of the material buildings are constructed on. Seismographs can also detect other seismic events like explosions, which seismologists use to investigate events like alleged nuclear tests.
structuraleq.ppt
Earthquakes occur along faults when built-up elastic stress is suddenly released. Sensitive instruments around the world record seismic waves from earthquakes, which are used to determine the focus and epicenter. The epicenter is the point on the surface directly above the focus. Magnitude scales such as the Richter scale are used to measure earthquake size based on wave amplitude. Seismographs can also detect other seismic events like explosions, which have distinguishing seismic fingerprints that can be used for forensic analysis.
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Earthquake PPT.ppt
This document provides information about earthquakes, including what causes them, where they occur, and how they are measured. It discusses how tectonic plate movement can build stress along faults, causing rocks to break and release energy in the form of seismic waves. There are three main types of faults and three types of seismic waves. Earthquakes are located using seismographs to measure the arrival times of P and S waves at multiple stations, then triangulating the epicenter where the circles intersect. The largest earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
This document provides information about earthquakes, including what causes them, where they occur, and how they are measured. It discusses how tectonic plate movement can build stress along faults, causing rocks to break and release energy in the form of seismic waves. There are three main types of faults and three types of seismic waves. Earthquakes are located using seismographs to measure the arrival times of P and S waves at multiple stations, then triangulating the epicenter where the circles intersect. The largest earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
This document provides information about earthquakes, including what causes them, where they occur, and how they are measured. It discusses how tectonic plate movement can build stress along faults, causing rocks to break and release energy in the form of seismic waves. There are three main types of faults and three types of seismic waves. Earthquakes are located using seismographs to measure the arrival times of P and S waves at multiple stations, then triangulating the epicenter where the circles intersect. The largest earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
Earthquakes are caused by the buildup and sudden release of stress along faults in the Earth's crust. When the stress becomes too great, the rock breaks and seismic waves are released. There are three main types of seismic waves - P waves, S waves, and surface waves. Scientists can locate the epicenter of an earthquake by measuring the arrival times of seismic waves at multiple seismograph stations and using triangulation. The Richter Scale is used to measure the magnitude or energy released by an earthquake.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
This document provides information about earthquakes, including what causes them, where they occur, and how they are measured. It discusses how tectonic plate movement can build stress along faults, causing rocks to break and release energy in the form of seismic waves. There are three main types of faults and three types of seismic waves. Earthquakes are located using seismographs to measure the arrival times of P and S waves at multiple stations, then triangulating the epicenter where the circles intersect. The largest earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
Earthquakes are caused by the buildup and sudden release of stress along faults in the Earth's crust. When the stress becomes too great, the rock breaks and seismic waves are released. There are three main types of seismic waves - P waves, S waves, and surface waves. Scientists can locate the epicenter of an earthquake by measuring the arrival times of seismic waves at multiple seismograph stations and using triangulation. The Richter Scale is used to measure the magnitude or energy released by an earthquake.
Earthquake PPT.ppt
This document provides information about earthquakes, including what causes them, where they occur, and the different types of seismic waves. It discusses how tectonic plate movement can build stress along faults, leading to earthquakes when the pressure is released. There are three main types of faults - normal, reverse, and strike-slip. An earthquake begins at a focus point and the epicenter is the point directly above on the surface. P waves, S waves, and surface waves are the three types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes. P waves travel the fastest while surface waves cause the most destruction.
DISTRIBUTION.pptx
This document discusses earthquakes and tectonic plate movement. It states that the Earth's crust is made up of plates that move and interact, causing earthquakes and volcanic activity. Earthquakes occur when stresses along faults in the crust are suddenly released. Seismic waves travel outward from the hypocenter or focus point to the epicenter on the surface. Triangulation of arrival times at seismic stations can be used to locate the epicenter. Faults are considered active if they have recently experienced earthquakes and are likely to produce future quakes, such as through the buildup and release of stress along the fault during plate interactions.
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Earthquakes are caused by the shifting of rock masses within the Earth's crust and mantle. They originate at a focus with an epicenter at the surface above. There are two main types of faults that cause earthquakes - dip-slip faults involving vertical motion and strike-slip faults with horizontal motion. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured using the Richter scale and describes the amount of energy released. Larger earthquakes can cause significant ground shaking and damage from effects like fault ruptures, landslides, liquefaction, tsunamis, and fires.
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Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy at plate boundaries where tectonic plates are moving. Stored elastic strain energy is released when the plates experience stick-slip motion, moving from stationary periods to sudden fast movement. This causes seismic waves that radiate out from the hypocenter. The waves cause shaking and damage at the Earth's surface, including landslides, building damage, and liquefaction of soils. Different types of seismic waves arrive at varying times and are measured using seismographs to determine the location and magnitude of the earthquake.
Earthquake
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Earthquakes
- 1. WELCOMEWELCOME SUBMITTED BY, SANDHYA B B-Ed SOCIAL SCIENCE B.N.V CTE Thiruvallam
- 3. EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES DEFINITIONS Earthquake- the vibration of the ground due to the sudden release of energy accumulated in a deformed rock Focus (Hypocenter)- spot underground where the rock begins to break- point at which slip initiates Epicenter- the point on the land surface directly above the focus Aftershock- tremors that occur as rocks adjust to their new position Seismology- the study of earthquake
- 4. SEISMIC WAVESSEISMIC WAVES Earthquake’s energy is transmitted through the earth as seismic waves oTwo types of seismic waves radiate from the focus oBody waves- transmit energy through earth’s interior Primary (P) wave- rocks vibrate parallel to direction of wave (v=4-7km/sec) oCompression and expansion (slinky example) oSecondary (S) wave- rocks move perpendicular to wave direction (v=2-5 km/sec) oRock shearing (rope-like or ‘wave’ in a stadium) S-wave cannot travel through liquid oSurface waves- transmit energy along earth’s surface oLove (L) wave- Rock moves from side to side like snake oRaleigh ® wave- Rolling pattern like ocean wave
- 5. LOCATING & MEASURINGLOCATING & MEASURING EARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKE • Seismometer- instruments that detect seismic waves • Seismograph- device that measures the magnitude of earthquake • seismogram is visual record of arrival time and magnitude of shaking associated with seismic wave • Mercalli Intensity scale •Measured by the amount of damage caused in human terms- I (low) to XII (high) • Richter Scale- (logarithmic scale) •Magnitude- based on amplitude of the waves •Earthquake total energy- uses moment magnitude scale
- 6. LOCATING EPICENTER &LOCATING EPICENTER & FOCUS DEPTH (EQ CLASSIFICATIONFOCUS DEPTH (EQ CLASSIFICATION)) • Use Arrival time at a recording station (time lag between P & S waves) to locate the epicenter of an earth quake • Need three stations to determine the epicenter • Maximum Depth of Focus • Shallow focus EQ < 70 km (45 mi) most earthquakes • Intermediate focus EQ- 70-300 km (45- 180 mi) • Deep focus EQ- > 300 km (> 180 mi)
- 7. Earthquake LocationsEarthquake Locations • Most EQs occur in the circum pacific region • 80% of shallow focus EQ; 100% of deep focus EQ • Most EQs occur along plate boundaries • Oceanic trenches, Benioff zones, Mediterranean- Himalayan • Most EQs in US occur near the west coast • San-Andreas Fault
- 8. EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKESEFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES • Ground Displacement • Lateral and vertical • Landslides • Liquefaction • Conversion of formally stable fine grain materials to a fluid mass • Seiches • The back & forth movement of water in a semi-closed/closed body of water- could cause flooding • Tsunamis- • more from submarine landslide • Fire
- 9. EffectsEffects • Rupture • Death • Bldg collapse
- 10. EffectsEffects • Fires • Liquifaction • Landslides
- 11. COPING WITH EARTHQUAKECOPING WITH EARTHQUAKE • Earthquake zone • Plate boundaries • Assessing local seismic history and future risks • Land use planning • Quake reinforcement of building/structures • Short term and Long term forecast • Contingency plan