Earthquake Epicenter

Go to this link and answer these questions:

Answer questions on your own sheet of paper.

1. What's an earthquake?

2. What are earthquake (Seismic) Waves?

3. What's a Seismogram?

4. How is an Earthquake's Epicenter Located?

5. How does one measure the S-P interval?

Then go through the exercise of locating and epicenter. Do this as accurately as possible. Go back and correct parts if needed.

6. (True/False) The Richter Scale has no upper or lower limits.

7. The Richter Scale is a measure of the amount of _______________ released by an earthquake.

Go all the way through the activity and get a certificate of completion.