What are Earthquakes I
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EarthquakesAnd Seismic Waves
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Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries
• Seismic Eruption Simulation
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Earthquakes• An earthquake is the shaking and trembling that
results from movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Earthquakes produce vibrations when rock snaps
and breaks.• Plate movement produces stress in Earth’s crust.• This stress builds up until the rock breaks. Objects can only withstand
so much force:- A stick will snap when
bent too far.- A rubber band will break if
pulled too tight.
• An elastic limit is the maximum force an object can withstand before breaking.
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Earthquakes1. Rocks have an elastic limit.2. Rocks will actually bend until they reach their elastic limit.3. When rocks bend too far, they will then break. 4. The break or crack in the rock of Earth’s crust is called a
fault.
PLACE ELASTIC REBOUND ANIMATION HERE!
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How do Earthquakes form?
Earthquakes occur when rocks move past each other along a fault.
Faults form when Earth’s plates move and place stress on one another, eventually forcing the crust to snap.
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How do Earthquakes form?• Rocks have jagged edges.• The jagged edges along a fault get stuck.• Stress builds up in the stuck rock as the plates try to
move.• The rocks bend until they reach their elastic limit and
break.• The rocks snap back to their original position (elastic
rebound).• The breaking of the rock creates an earthquake.
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Stress - Faults - Boundaries
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Foot Wall vs. Hanging WallFoot Wall:- The block of rock below the
fault line. - Imagine being able to walk
on it as if it were the floor below you.
Hanging Wall:- The block of rock above the
fault line. - Imagine being able to hang
something from it as if it were a ceiling.
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Normal Faults• Type of Force: Tension• Caused by forces of
tension (stretching).• Tension forces pull rock
apart.• Tension causes the
hanging wall to move down.
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Three Major Types of Faults
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Reverse Faults• Type of Force:
Compression• Caused by forces of
compression (pushing)• Compression forces
squeeze rock together.• Compression causes the
hanging wall to move up.
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Three Major Types of Faults
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Strike/Slip Fault• Type of Force: Shearing• Caused by forces of
shearing (sliding).• Shearing forces move rock
in opposite directions.• The movement is only in a
horizontal direction.
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Three Major Types of Faults