EARTH QU AK E

EARTHQUAKE
-THE SHAKING OF THE SURFACE
OF THE EARTH RESULTING FROM
A SUDDEN RELEASE OF ENERGY
IN THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE
THAT CREATES SEISMIC WAVES.
ACTIVITY
Create a wave box that
demonstrates how earthquake
waves can travel through a
variety of materials as they travel
away from the focus of an
earthquake where the rocks first
rupture.
 MATERIALS TAPE
KNIFE
BOX PAPER
CLIP
YARN

SCISSORS
PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE
SIMULATION
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE
PAPER CLIPS IF YOU HAVE
STRUCK THE TABLE HARD
ENOUGH?

2. WHY DOES VIBRATIONS

CREATE SOUND?
STAY POSITIVE
BUT
TEST NEGATIVE
Thank you!!