1. The document outlines the topics that will be covered in the second quarter (Q2) for a Dynamic Earth course, including how earthquakes are generated by movements along faults, differentiating between earthquake characteristics, how earthquake waves provide information about the interior of the earth, how typhoons develop and are affected by land and water, tracing typhoon paths in the Philippines, and comparing comets, meteors, and asteroids.

1. Q2
Dynamic
Earth

2. What’s in for Q2
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1. Using models or illustrations, explain how movements
along faults generate earthquakes (week 1)
2. Differentiate the 1 epicenter of an earthquake from its
focus; (2) intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude; (3)
active and inactive faults (week 1-2)
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3. Explain how earthquake waves provide information about the interior
of the earth (week 3)
4. Explain how typhoon develops and how it is affected by
landmasses and bodies of water (week 4)

3. What’s in for Q2
5. Trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine
Area of Responsibility (PAR) using a map and tracking
data (week 5)
6. Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids
(week 6)

4. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-
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ge=month&magnitude=significant&listOnlyShown=tr
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