Chat with us, powered by LiveChat What causes the seismic waves experienced during an earthquake? Explain why there is a pattern as to where earthquakes occur. What is the difference betw - Essayabode
Register

16 Jul What causes the seismic waves experienced during an earthquake? Explain why there is a pattern as to where earthquakes occur. What is the difference betw

Posted at 06:44h in Geology by

 

Assignment Instructions

Access this video demonstrating P and S waves before answering the following questions:  

Keith Miller (2012, Jan 22)Demonstrating P and S Seismic Waves (Video). Retrieved from Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjRGIpP-Qfw) 

While using this video and its information, refer to the Privacy Policy.(https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) 

Please answer these questions in your own words. Most will require 3-4 sentences to provide enough detail (you may draw a picture to help illustrate the concept as desired).

Part A

  1. What causes the seismic waves experienced during an earthquake?
  2. Explain why there is a pattern as to where earthquakes occur.
  3. What is the difference between the focus of an earthquake and the epicenter?
  4. The energy released from an earthquake propagates as seismic waves. What is the difference between a P wave, an S wave, and a surface wave? Explain why are they recorded at different arrival times on the seismometer at a seismic monitoring station.

Part B

Visit this United State Geological Survey (USGS) site and then answer the following questions: 

  1. Discuss some of the causes that the USGS believe are triggering the seismic activity in Oklahoma.
  2. Explain how the earthquakes in Oklahoma are different from the earthquakes experienced in California near the San Andreas fault. 
  3. From what you know so far, could what is happening in Oklahoma happen in South Florida? Why or why not?

Part C

Select an earthquake (https://earthquaketrack.com/recent)  with a magnitude of 7 or above that has occurred within the last 5 years, and answer the following questions:

  1. Wheat was the date of this earthquake, where was the epicenter located, how deep was the focus, and what was the magnitude of the earthquake on the Richter Scale?
  2. Are earthquakes common to this area? Take a look at the history of this general area further back in time to see if quakes are common or not. 
  3. Was this earthquake associated with a plate boundary, and if so, what type of plate boundary? If not, what is the likely cause of the earthquakes?

    Our website has a team of professional writers who can help you write any of your homework. They will write your papers from scratch. We also have a team of editors just to make sure all papers are of HIGH QUALITY & PLAGIARISM FREE. To make an Order you only need to click Ask A Question and we will direct you to our Order Page at WriteDemy. Then fill Our Order Form with all your assignment instructions. Select your deadline and pay for your paper. You will get it few hours before your set deadline.

    Fill in all the assignment paper details that are required in the order form with the standard information being the page count, deadline, academic level and type of paper. It is advisable to have this information at hand so that you can quickly fill in the necessary information needed in the form for the essay writer to be immediately assigned to your writing project. Make payment for the custom essay order to enable us to assign a suitable writer to your order. Payments are made through Paypal on a secured billing page. Finally, sit back and relax.

    Do you need an answer to this or any other questions?