Showing posts with label Nov. SCIENCE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nov. SCIENCE. Show all posts

SEISMOLOGISTS


Go to the following link and read about who seismologists are.
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/info-gen/seismolog-eng.php

IMAGINE.
Your little cousin asks you for help with her homework. She has to answer the following questions for homework;
1. What is a seismoogist
2. What does a seismologist do?
3. Where could you find a seismologist working?
4. What is a tool a seismologist needs?
5. If someone wants t be a seismologist, what do they need to study?

ANALYZE THE EARTHQUAKE

This photo was taken in Japan after a serious earthquake occured.
Write 5 decriptive observations you notice about the picture.

ex: It looks like the house on the left is under the water.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

SEISMIC WAVES

Re-read pages 235 and 236 in your SCIENCE textbook.

Explain in a mini paragraph the difference between P waves and S waves.

Richter Scale Magnitudes

Explain the difference between an earthquake that measures 6.8 and an earthquake that measures 4.2.

EARTHQUAKES



Go to the USGS.gov website at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
Find the earthquakes that happened today.

List 5 earthquakes that happened today.
List what time they occurred.
List there magnitude.
List their location.