"WEATHER WATCH"

SEISMOLOGY WORKSHEET

1. Visit the University of Michigan Weather Underground. Summarize the latest earthquake report.

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2. Go to Caltech siteand visit the Southern California Earthquake Center Data Center and from there access the General Seismo Lab Activity and go to the "Record of the Day".

   Date ___________

   Name the site ___________________________________

   Give the location of the active site

   Latitude ____________

   Longitude _____________

   Using your atlas, give a general description of where this site may be found (specific hemisphere, specific continent or ocean, etc)

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   Magnitude of the quake _______________

   Depth (km) _________

3. Go back to menu and access Previous Records of the Day. Where were the most recent records of the day as indicated on the map? List 3 including location and magnitude.

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4. Now access the map of 1000 earthquakes which occurred between 1990 and 1994. Do you see any clustering, or pattern to these locations? ____ Explain

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5. Visit the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center and suggest two products I might order for the class to enhance the study of earthquakes.

6. Find additional info on the area with recent earthquake activity. Summarize this information in paragraph form.

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