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Earthquakes
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Slide 1 Comments2Earth QuakesSlide 2 Comments3Definition:A shaking of Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy.
  • Earthquakes
FocusEpicenterSlide 4 Comments5Focus / EpicenterSlide 5 Comments6Earthquake WavesThree Types of Waves are Generated:P-Waves: Primary waves or Compressional waves can travel through any substance and act like a sound wave.
  • There are two types of seismographs:
One to measure S-wavesOne to measure P-wavesThe one above measures:S-WavesSlide 9 Comments10EarthquakesMeasuring Magnitudes:Magnitude is measured by how much energy is released during the earthqu...
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