how do you draw a richterscale and are there any other words that start with R that have to do with earthquakes
2007-04-12 13:41:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
for science class i'm supposed to draw a picture of somthing that starts with an R that has to do with earthquakes and I dont now what to draw fora Richter scale or whatever
2007-04-12 14:11:43 · update #1
Something that starts with R... how about a reverse fault?
A reverse fault is when the hanging wall moves up with respect to the foot wall. They occur in areas of compression.
Pictures and info can be found here:
http://nees.cornell.edu/Education/level1pages/level2pages/reverse.html
http://www-class.unl.edu/geol101i/09_structural.htm (scroll down, it's there)
2007-04-12 14:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ayame 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A richterscale is a graphic representation on a chart that indicates how hard an earthquake hits. The more the movement, the higher on the scale it is. This is a very good site to learn more about earthquakes and how they work. If you click on about earthquakes, it will explain what a seismograph is and how it is used to determine what the richter scale of an earthquake is. I hope this helps,
Maraleh
2007-04-12 13:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Maraleh H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Richter scale is a measure of energy and thus a graph of it can be drawn on special graph paper that is exponential, since the scale is exponential. Other 'r" words associated with earthquakes could include "rebound" since the quakes are the result of the elastic rebound of rocks as the pent up energy is released.
2007-04-12 14:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run start with an R and has a lot to do with Earthquakes.
2007-04-12 13:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rupture- point where the rocks break due to built up pressure from a stuck section of a fault line
2007-04-12 13:48:31 · answer #5 · answered by 22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋