ATM 200 - Natural Disasters

Ch 3 – Earthquake Geology

and Seismology

Friday, 2 October 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Exam #1 grades are posted on Blackboard.

Song #1: “Livin’ on the Fault Line” by The Doobie Brothers

Song #2: “We Will Rock You” by Queen

Text Source Today: Chapter 3 (p. 51-59)

· Faults and Geologic Mapping Notes Template

· Dip and Strike PDF DOC

· Dip-slip Faults: Normal and Reverse

· Strike-slip Faults: Right-lateral and Left-lateral

· Hypocenter, Epicenter, Foreshocks and Aftershocks

· Transform Faults

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) Why was the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 historically significant?

2) †What other “effects” were created by the 1755 Lisbon earthquake?

3) Define an “earthquake.”

4) What is meant by “dip” and “strike?”

5) What is a “dip-slip fault?” Know the two types.

6) What is a “strike-slip fault?” Know the two types.

7) What is the “hypocenter” and “epicenter” of an earthquake?

8) Know the naming convention for earthquake, foreshock and aftershock.

9) Describe why a “transform fault” is a “special” type of horizontal-

movement fault.