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Give Virtual
Dating a try! This activity, in Beta release, models the theory and
processes of radiometric age-dating of rocks. Also included is a C-14 age-dating
option for once-living materials.
You can now access Virtual Earthquake, from the locations listed below. Please bookmark these locations in the event that the server you are trying to access is slow or does not respond. Thank you.
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Los Angeles, CA:
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http://vflylab.calstatela.edu/ |
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Sonoma, CA:
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http://cdl-flylab.sonoma.edu/ |
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Los Angeles, CA:
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http://vquake.calstatela.edu/ |
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Los Angeles, CA:
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http://vearthquake.calstatela.edu/ |
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Sydney, Australia:
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http://vflylab.angis.org.au/ |
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Welcome to Virtual EarthquakeVirtual Earthquake is an interactive computer program designed to introduce you to the concepts of how an earthquake EPICENTER is located and how the RICHTER MAGNITUDE of an earthquake is determined. The Virtual Earthquake computer program is running on a Web Server at California State University at Los Angeles. You can interact with Virtual Earthquake using your Web browser. Instructors: here is some important information Virtual Earthquake will show you the recordings of an earthquake's seismic waves detected by instruments far away from the earthquake. The instrument recording the seismic waves is called a seismograph and the recording is a seismogram. The point of origin of an earthquake is called its focus and the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus is the epicenter. You are to locate the epicenter of an earthquake by making simple measurments on three seismograms that will be sent to you by the Virtual Earthquake program. Additionally, you will be required to determine the Richter Magnitude of that quake from the same recordings. Richter Magnitude is an estimate of the amount of energy released during and earthquake. Upon completion of this activity you will be given the opportunity to receive a personalized Certificate as a "Virtual Seismologist."  In order to get this certificate, you must make careful measurements throughout the activity. The actual certificate is much larger than the one displayed above. Click on the Execute button below to start the Virtual Earthquake application.
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This work was supported in part by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation. All opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NSF. |