What is an Earthquakes?
shaking and vibrating of the earth
What does a P Wave vibrate?
Parallel waves
Science Model
Where scientists represent something in the real world in a way that makes it easier to understand, or make predictions.
What is a model?
A model can be different from the real thing by both size and shape
An observation
senses or scientific tools and instruments
What are the Fastest Wave?
Primary Waves (P Waves)
What does an S Wave vibrate?
Perpendicular waves
Independent Variables
changes the experiment
What are the Slowest waves?
Surface Waves
Dependent Variables
The result or response of the experience
How does the ground appear moving during earthquakes?
friction with plates press one moving against each other
This type of wave travels as a series of crest and troughs
How does a S wave travel through the earth?
An inference
is an educated guess, assumption, or prediction based on 1 or more observations