 | Seismic waves |
| URL: | http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/seismic/index.htm |
| Abstract: | What causes seismic waves and how do they travel through the Earth? This instructional tutorial, part of an interactive laboratory series for grades 8-12, introduces students to seismic waves caused by earthquakes. Students answer questions as they move through the tutorial and investigate how P and S waves travel through layers of the Earth. In one activity, students can produce and view wave motion in a chain of particles. Scored student results are provided. A second activity introduces Love and Rayleigh waves. In a third activity, students study P and S waves by activating four seismographs, watching the resulting P and S waves travel through the Earth, and answering interactive questions. Five web sites about waves, seismic action, and earthquakes are included. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse |
| Grade Level: | 8 - 12 |
| Audience: | Learner |
| Learning Resource Type: | Assessment, Demonstration, Lesson, Reference, Simulation, Study Guide, Tutorial |
| Subjects: |
 | | Science |
| | | Earth and space science |
| | | Earth processes |
|  | | Earthquakes |
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| Format: | image/jpeg, text/html, application/x-shockwave-flash, image/gif |
| Contributors: | University of Utah. Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE) (Author), University of Utah (Publisher) |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright 2003, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |