Wiggle Watcher World Activities

 

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Section 4:  Introduction to Earthquakes

Introduction to the the elastic behavior of rocks; the concept of brittle and ductile rock types; and the mechanisms in the Earth which cause earthquakes.


ACTIVITY #04-01:  Elastic Rocks

 

 


 

 

 

ACTIVITY #04-02:  Spaghetti Faults

 


 

 

ACTIVITY #04-03:  Foam Faults


  ACTIVITY #04-04:  Brittle vx. Ductile

 


 

  ACTIVITY #04-05:  Earthquake Machine

 

 

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