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Project Ideas. Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details. An example of a seismic wave. (Public domain.) Earthquake prediction Investigate and find out if anyone has a consistent successful way to predict earthquakes. If not, why were they not successful. Come up with your own idea for predicting earthquakes, and test it.
Abstract. Visit the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to find out about global patterns of earthquake incidents (USGS, 2006). Can mapping earthquakes help identify fault lines? They also have a list of science fair project ideas. Another great resource for earthquake-oriented science fair projects is by Jeffery Barker (Barker, 1994).
The hypothesis is that by looking at the patterns of the past, we can develop mathematical models for future prediction. Method & Materials You will gather earthquake information, transfer data into mathematical tables, create graphs, and analyze the data for repeatable patterns.
- What’s The Difference Between A Prediction and A Forecast?
- How Little Quakes Give Us Clues About Big Ones
- Records in Rock
- Maps and Codes
A forecast tells you the chance or the probability of a range of future earthquakes in a given region. This includes how big the quakes may be (their magnitude), and how frequently they will occur over a specified time period. Earthquake forecasts are built on observations of past earthquake activity, which may stretch back decades, centuries or ev...
One of the fundamental discoveries of seismology is the fact that, in a given region, there will be on average about ten times as many magnitude 2.0 earthquakes as magnitude 3.0 quakes. There will also be ten times as many magnitude 3.0 as magnitude 4.0, and so on. This relation allows us to use small earthquakes, which happen often, to forecast le...
Geological investigations extend the record of major earthquakes beyond those captured in earthquake catalogues. These studies look for evidence of ground-rupturing earthquakes along a particular fault. Take the Alpine Fault, a 600 km section of the boundary of the Pacific and Australian plates in Aotearoa New Zealand. Analysis of rocks along the f...
Our best long-term forecasts use data from earthquake catalogues and geological studies, combined with earthquake behaviour patterns and other knowledge such as geodetic models – which use GPS networks to tell us how Earth’s surface is under strain and moving as tectonic plates shift. These forecasts typically provide not just the magnitude and loc...
May 19, 2008 · What exactly is the USGS's role in earthquake science and prediction? Mike. The USGS actually has a unique role in earthquake prediction research. USGS is a federal agency that has the responsibility for issuing warnings for geologic disasters such as earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes.
Investigate Seismic Waves Science Projects. (8 results) Investigate questions about seismic waves, energy that travels out when rocks clash and break during an earthquake. Build and test your own seismograph, which detects and records ground motion. Or use free online tools and databases to map seismic waves or where earthquakes began.
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Visit the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program to find out about global patterns of earthquake incidents (USGS, 2006). Can mapping earthquakes help identify fault lines? They also have a list of science fair project ideas. Another great resource for earthquake-oriented science fair projects is by Jeffery Barker (Barker, 1994).
