A classroom simulation modeling how earthquake waves travel through Earth at different speeds. A graph is constructed to demonstrate the relationship between the distance and time of travel of seismic waves, and then used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake by a process called triangulation.

Concepts

triangulation, waves

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Additional Tags

earthquake epicenter, earthquake wave, seismic wave activity, earth's interior, geology lesson plans, p-wave, s-wave

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)