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1 *Earthquakes* How do we locate them?
Question of the Day: Where did the largest earthquake ever recorded in the US occur? Thursday, November 4th Locate an Earthquake Key Concept bingo

2 Prince William Sound, Alaska Magnitude 9.2

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4 Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 2 minutes apart

5 Fingerprint of an Earthquake

6 Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart

7 Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 3 minutes

8 Then follow down to see how far away the Earth quake was…

9 Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart
P and S waves 3 min 40 sec apart

10 Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 3 minutes 40 seconds away

11 Locate an Earthquake… P and S waves 3 minutes apart
P and S waves 3 min 40 sec apart

12 Calculate how far away the Earthquake was if the time difference was 4 minutes

13 Draw circles and find Earthquake
Earthquake was HERE!!!


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