Earthquakes by Coby Greenwalt

Fault Lines

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-19 18:15:46 UTC

Earthquakes are generally formed along fault lines

Destructive Forces

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-19 18:17:23 UTC

Earthquakes are destructive forces that break material.

Earthquakes Produce...

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-19 18:18:16 UTC

Earthquakes produce seismic waves that move through solid material. They also produce primary waves that move through solids and liquid.

Transform Boundary

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:07:19 UTC

Most Earthquakes are formed along transform boundaries. This is when two plates slide along one another and they cause earthquakes

Epicemter

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:12:51 UTC

The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake

Focus

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:14:28 UTC

The point where the earthquakes originate.

Epicenter and Focus

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:15:51 UTC

Seismic Waves

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:16:36 UTC

An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means. These cant pass through liquid.

Primary Waves

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:17:59 UTC

Primary waves are the fastest traveling seismic waves and can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

P and S waves

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:22:55 UTC

After Shock

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:23:44 UTC

A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a earthquake.

Graph showing after shock

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:25:23 UTC

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-23 18:30:19 UTC

Transform Boundaries

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 17:56:27 UTC

This website explains transform boundaries.

A Diagram of a Earthquake

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 18:09:26 UTC

This explains everything.

Hypocenter

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 18:16:54 UTC

The hypocenter is the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts.

Hypocenter Diagram

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 18:18:08 UTC

The hypocenter is the same thing as the focus

Earthquakes in America

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 18:24:16 UTC

The red is where major fault lines are

Tsunami

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-24 18:28:04 UTC

Earthquakes cause tsunamis

Volcano Earthquake

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-31 17:47:18 UTC

Volcanoes can cause earthquakes

Plate Boundaries

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-31 18:08:49 UTC

Most earthquakes happen along here

Richter Scale

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-03-31 18:29:15 UTC

The Richter scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale, which defines magnitude as the logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of the seismic waves to an arbitrary, minor amplitude

Palezoic Era

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-02 17:56:42 UTC

-Lasted about 542 million years. -The era began with the breakup of Pangea and the formation of another. Plants became widespread. And the first animals colonized land. -Animals- Large reptiles, marine life, and some plates

Mesozoic Era

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-02 18:08:35 UTC

-Lasted about 252 million years -During the Mesozoic Era life diversified rapidly. The period was also known as the age of reptiles or the age of dinosaurs. -Animals- Dinosaurs, plants, and marine life

Cenozoic Era

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-02 18:16:01 UTC

-Lasted about 65 million years -The Cenozoic Era, which began about 65 million years ago and continues into the present, is the third era in the history of Earth. The current locations of the continents and their modern-day inhabitants, including humans, can be traced to this period. -Animals- All kinds of mammals, marine life, and all kinds of plants.

Earthquake

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-06 17:43:49 UTC

This earthquake was high on the Richter Scale. It was probably near the epicenter. This earthquake toppled a freeway.

Theory of Tectonic Plates

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-06 17:48:30 UTC

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

Be a Scientist

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-06 17:59:42 UTC

The earthquake I picked was "10km SSE of Pahala." This earthquake happened in Hawaii. The magnitude of this earthquake is 2.7. Some people felt it but it was very weak. The epicenter was just off the coast of the Island of Hawai'i. It had no aftershock. There was also no damage done. There was no mention of it in the news.

Where I want to Live.

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-06 18:21:21 UTC

I want to live in Miami, Florida. Miami doesn't have an active earthquake zone near by. The nearest earthquake zone is in South Carolina. The average magnitude in that earthquake zone is 4.1. I would probably not be able to feel an earthquake that happens in that zone unless it is a big one.

Relator Project

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-24 17:43:19 UTC

Here is a house in Hawaii that has four bedrooms and 2 baths. It is $189,000 and it isn't furnished. The only bad thing is the volcano. Volcanoes are mountains that have vents in them. Lava erupts out of these vents and it is very destructive. There is several volcanoes in Hawaii but the likely hood of your house burning down is very low. The Earth's layers affect Hawaii because magma is rising through the crust which causes volcanoes. Families activities include swimming, going to the beach, surfing, going through the rain forest, and ect. The volcano that became active is in Chile.

Ring of Fire

cobyscottgreenw — 2015-04-29 18:13:44 UTC

The Ring of Fire is in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It has a lot of active volcanoes that form a "Ring". Lots of earthquakes occur here too. It goes through North America, South America, Asia, and Australia. About 90% of earthquakes occur here.