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Natural Disasters 1

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester explains what natural disasters are. She discusses earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes in detail and talks about the impact of each.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network; No Cartoon House Bounce

9th - 10th
Animation illustrates that seismic waves traveling away from an earthquake occur everywhere, not just at seismic stations. [0:21]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Magnitudes: Moment Magnitude Explained

9th - 10th
Video clip provides a definition of moment magnitude and why it replaced the Richter Scale. [5:40]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network Records a Single Earthquake

9th - 10th
Animation illustrates how seismic stations at varying distances from a large earthquake have signature seismograms. [0:31]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Five Earthquakes Equidistant From One Seismograph Station

9th - 10th
This animation uses a gridded sphere to show a single station recording five earthquakes equal distance away. [0:44]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Buildings & Bedrock: Effects of Amplification & Liquefaction

9th - 10th
Animation explores how 3 buildings engineered equally on different bedrock will react to an earthquake. [1:25]
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: 4 Station Seismograph Network; No Cartoon House Bounce

9th - 10th
See what seismograms look like at increasing distances from the epicenter. [0:21]