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    This document discusses seismic waves, epicenters, and how to use distance-time graphs to determine information about earthquakes. It includes a sample distance-time graph and questions to solve using the graph. Key points covered are: - Types of seismic waves are P and S waves, with P waves traveling faster. - The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter. - Distance-time graphs can be used to calculate epicenter distance, travel times, and time differences between P and S wave arrivals.

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    This document discusses seismic waves, epicenters, and how to use distance-time graphs to determine information about earthquakes. It includes a sample distance-time graph and questions to solve using the graph. Key points covered are: - Types of seismic waves are P and S waves, with P waves traveling faster. - The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter. - Distance-time graphs can be used to calculate epicenter distance, travel times, and time differences between P and S wave arrivals.

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    This document discusses seismic waves, epicenters, and how to use distance-time graphs to determine information about earthquakes. It includes a sample distance-time graph and questions to solve using the graph. Key points covered are: - Types of seismic waves are P and S waves, with P waves traveling faster. - The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter. - Distance-time graphs can be used to calculate epicenter distance, travel times, and time differences between P and S wave arrivals.

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    Science 10 Week 3

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    This document discusses seismic waves, epicenters, and how to use distance-time graphs to determine information about earthquakes. It includes a sample distance-time graph and questions to solve using the graph. Key points covered are: - Types of seismic waves are P and S waves, with P waves traveling faster. - The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter. - Distance-time graphs can be used to calculate epicenter distance, travel times, and time differences between P and S wave arrivals.

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    Distance-Time Graph

    (Week 3)
    Review:
    1. What is the definition of seismic waves?
    2. What are the types of seismic waves?
    What are their differences?
    3. What is an epicenter?
    4. How do you locate an epicenter?
    Distance-Time
    Graph
    Distance-Time Graph

    Travel Time
    (minutes)

    Epicenter Distance
    (kilometers)
    02:40
    02:20
    02:00
    01:40
    01:20
    01:00

    1200

    1400

    1800
    1600
    1. How long did it take a P-wave to travel 3000 km?

    5 minutes 40
    seconds
    2. How long did it take an S-wave to travel 4600 km?

    14 minutes
    3. An epicenter station is 3000km away. How long after the first P-wave did the first S-
    wave arrive?

    P-wave = 5 mins 40 secs


    Time
    S-wave = 10 mins
    + difference
    4 mins &
    10:00-05:40= 04:20
    20 secs
    4. How far can an S-wave travel in 9 minutes and 40 seconds?

    2800
    kilometers
    FORMULA FOR
    CALCULATING
    DISTANCE OF
    EPICENTER FROM
    STATIONS
    FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE
    DISTANCE OF EPICENTER FROM
    STATIONS
    If the time difference in the arrival
    of the P-waves and S-waves is 16
    seconds, how far is the epicenter
    of the earthquake from the station?
    GIVEN FORMULA SOLUTION FINAL ANSWER

    Td = 16 d= x 100km d= x 100km The distance of the


    seconds earthquake epicenter
    d= x 100km from the station is
    200km.
    d=2 x 100km
    d=200km
    If the time difference in the arrival
    of the P-waves and S-waves is 2
    minutes, how far is the epicenter of
    the earthquake from the station?
    GIVEN FORMULA SOLUTION FINAL ANSWER

    Td = 2 d= x 100km d= x 100km The distance of the


    minutes earthquake epicenter
    d= x 100km from the station is
    1500km.
    d=15 x 100km
    d=1500km
    FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE
    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ARRIVAL
    TIMES

    Td=
    If the epicenter of an earthquake
    is 1200km away from station A,
    what is the time difference in the
    arrival of P-waves and S-waves?
    GIVEN FORMULA SOLUTION FINAL ANSWER
    The time difference
    d= Td= Td= between the arrival
    1200km times of P and S-waves
    Td= from station A is 96
    seconds.
    Td= 96 seconds
    If the epicenter of an earthquake
    is 36 km away from station A,
    what is the time difference in the
    arrival of P-waves and S-waves?
    GIVEN FORMULA SOLUTION FINAL ANSWER
    Td= The time difference
    d = 36 km Td= between the arrival
    Td= times of P and S-waves
    from station A is 2.88
    Td= 2.88 seconds seconds.

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