Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 32 views

    What Is Earthquake?: Tsunami

    Uploaded by

    mary cris tubal
    An earthquake is caused by the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines located at plate boundaries in the crust. When the plates get stuck at the faults and build up stress, then suddenly slip, seismic waves are released causing the shaking and movement of the ground that we experience as an earthquake. The farther these seismic waves travel from the hypocenter, the more the energy disperses, resulting in weaker shaking at greater distances.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    What Is Earthquake?: Tsunami

    Uploaded by

    mary cris tubal
    32 views3 pages
    An earthquake is caused by the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines located at plate boundaries in the crust. When the plates get stuck at the faults and build up stress, then suddenly slip, seismic waves are released causing the shaking and movement of the ground that we experience as an earthquake. The farther these seismic waves travel from the hypocenter, the more the energy disperses, resulting in weaker shaking at greater distances.

    Original Description:

    the important things to know what is earthquake

    Original Title

    sc report

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    An earthquake is caused by the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines located at plate boundaries in the crust. When the plates get stuck at the faults and build up stress, then suddenly slip, seismic waves are released causing the shaking and movement of the ground that we experience as an earthquake. The farther these seismic waves travel from the hypocenter, the more the energy disperses, resulting in weaker shaking at greater distances.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    32 views3 pages

    What Is Earthquake?: Tsunami

    Uploaded by

    mary cris tubal
    An earthquake is caused by the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust due to the movement of tectonic plates. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines located at plate boundaries in the crust. When the plates get stuck at the faults and build up stress, then suddenly slip, seismic waves are released causing the shaking and movement of the ground that we experience as an earthquake. The farther these seismic waves travel from the hypocenter, the more the energy disperses, resulting in weaker shaking at greater distances.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    What is earthquake?

    An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the
    sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
    Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be
    felt to those violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities. The
    seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of
    earthquakes experienced over a period of time.

    At the Earth’s surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and


    sometimes displacement of the ground. When the epicenter of a large
    earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to
    cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides, and occasionally
    volcanic activity.

    In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic
    event — whether natural or caused by humans — that generates seismic waves.
    Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by other
    events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. An
    earthquake’s point of initial rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The
    epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

    What causes earthquakes and where do


    they happen?
    The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust.
    The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our
    planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made up of many pieces like a
    puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces
    keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each
    other. We call these puzzle pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates
    are called the plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many
    faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults.
    Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the
    plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges
    unstick on one of the faults and there is an earthquake.

    Why does the earth shake when there is an


    earthquake?
    While the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of the block is
    moving, the energy that would normally cause the blocks to slide past one
    another is being stored up. When the force of the moving blocks finally
    overcomes the friction of the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks, all that
    stored up energy is released. The energy radiates outward from the fault in all
    directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a pond. The seismic
    waves shake the earth as they move through it, and when the waves reach the
    earth’s surface, they shake the ground and anything on it, like our houses and
    us! (see P&S Wave inset)

    These seven plates make up most of the seven continents and the Pacific Ocean.
     African Plate.
     Antarctic plate.
     Australian Plate.
     North American Plate.
     Pacific Plate.
     South American Plate.
     Eurasian plate.

    Triangulation is a method used by qualitative researchers to check and establish validity


    in their studies by analysing a research question from multiple perspectives is to arrive at
    consistency across data sources or approaches, in fact, such inconsistencies should not be
    seen as weakening the evidence, but should be

    You might also like