M2L2: Gizmo Lab: Earthquake - Recording Stations - Honors
M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors
Name: Mia Anguiano Date:
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic
wave, seismogram, seismograph
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
Have you ever experienced an earthquake? yes
If so, what did it feel like?
Everything shaking and kind of bouncing
Earthquakes are
usually caused
by the sudden
movement of
rocks along a
fault, or fracture,
in Earth’s crust.
The most
famous fault in
the
U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California.
What major cities are located near the San Andreas Fault?
Los Angeles, San Francisco, fault
Gizmo Warm-up
The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo™ simulates the
seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at
the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo.
The epicenter of the earthquake is the point on Earth’s
surface closest to the focus, or origin, of the earthquake.
What symbol represents the It looks like
epicenter? a compass
What symbol represents the A little triangle
recording station?
Click Play ( ) and observe the seismic waves leaving the epicenter of the earthquake.
What types of seismic waves are P waves
released?
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, M2L2: Gizmo Lab: Earthquake - Recording Stations - Honors
Look at the Recording station detector on the upper left side of the Gizmo. What
happens when the seismic waves hit the recording station?
Squiggly lines appear
Pa g e of 5 Revised by NVLA: 10/11/2017
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M2L2 Gizmo Lab 1 Earthquake Recording Station Honors
Name: Mia Anguiano Date:
Vocabulary: body wave, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, P-wave, S-wave, seismic
wave, seismogram, seismograph
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
Have you ever experienced an earthquake? yes
If so, what did it feel like?
Everything shaking and kind of bouncing
Earthquakes are
usually caused
by the sudden
movement of
rocks along a
fault, or fracture,
in Earth’s crust.
The most
famous fault in
the
U.S. is the San Andreas Fault in California.
What major cities are located near the San Andreas Fault?
Los Angeles, San Francisco, fault
Gizmo Warm-up
The Earthquakes 1 – Recording Station Gizmo™ simulates the
seismic waves released by an earthquake. To begin, look at
the key on the bottom left side of the Gizmo.
The epicenter of the earthquake is the point on Earth’s
surface closest to the focus, or origin, of the earthquake.
What symbol represents the It looks like
epicenter? a compass
What symbol represents the A little triangle
recording station?
Click Play ( ) and observe the seismic waves leaving the epicenter of the earthquake.
What types of seismic waves are P waves
released?
Pa g e of 5 Revised by NVLA: 10/11/2017
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, M2L2: Gizmo Lab: Earthquake - Recording Stations - Honors
Look at the Recording station detector on the upper left side of the Gizmo. What
happens when the seismic waves hit the recording station?
Squiggly lines appear
Pa g e of 5 Revised by NVLA: 10/11/2017
This study source w a s d2ow n loaded by 100000851646087 from CourseHero.com on 03-08-2023 05:30:26
GMT -06:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/51506927/M2L2-Gizmo-Lab-1-Earthquake-Recording-Station-Honorsdocx/
