Seismograms from the M7 earthquake near the Loyalty Islands on November 19, 2017. Graphic from the IRIS Data Center (ds.iris.edu/spud/eventplot/14570840).
Earthquakes Lab
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Important Notes
- The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed at the bottom of this document.
- The completed laboratory activities assigned below must be submitted via the Canvas
learning management system (LMS) before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet (e.g., due before Wednesday night at 11:59 PM for a lab scheduled on Tuesday). Instructions for submitting your lab work are provided HERE.
- The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet.
| Lab Section | Scheduled Meeting | Grad TA | GTA Email |
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| A | Tuesday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| B | Tuesday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| C | Tuesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| D | Wednesday starting at 12:20 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| E | Wednesday starting at 2:30 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| F | Wednesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| G | Thursday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
| J | Thursday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
Lab Assignment
- View the pre-lab video Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks at
https://goo.gl/gMj34o
- View the pronunciation guide for names and geoscience terms used in the Earthquakes Lab (chapter 11) of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual: https://youtu.be/Ih7KuDhjwX4
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, the cover page and the following sections: Introduction and Earthquakes and Seismic Waves, pages 291-294.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, Activity 11.1, Earthquake Hazards Inquiry, Parts C, D, and E ONLY, p. 300.
- View the short video showing the experiment described in Activity 11.1A: https://youtu.be/yXoPW-GF450. This might help you understand some of the concepts or questions in the other parts of Activity 11.1 that you are required to complete.
If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Earthquakes assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, Activity 11.2, How Seismic Waves Travel Through Earth, pages 301-302.
IMPORTANT Notice!There is an error in the Lab Manual, in Activity 11.2, part E, page 302. The arrival times for the P and S waves are incorrect, and should be as follows:
P wave arrival 11:12:36
S wave arrival 11:17:06
If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Earthquakes assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, section Interpreting Seismograms, pages 294-296.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, Activity 11.3, Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake, pages 303-305. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Earthquakes assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, section Focal Mechanism Analysis, pages 295-298.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, Activity 11.4, San Andreas Fault Analysis at Wallace Creek, pages 306-307. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Earthquakes assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 11, Activity 11.5, New Madrid Seismic Zone, page 308. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Earthquakes assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 11.1 (Parts C, D, and E ONLY), 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5
Required Textbooks And Online Resources
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AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy)
Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972
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Modified Mastering Geology with eText for Tarbuck et al., Earth 13th edition*
This version of Mastering Geology is used within the Canvas LMS.
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*Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 13th Edition, 2020, by E.J. Tarbuck, F.K. Lutgens, and S. Linneman, with illustrations by D.G. Tasa: New York, Pearson Higher Education, 754 p.
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