Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis: Projects and Principles for Beginning Geologists
By Unknown Author.
Description
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis don’t happen every day, so how can budding scientists study how they work? Through experiments, models, and demonstrations. This in-depth resource will teach readers how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear wavesthe two types of ground shocksusing a Slinky, and replicate a tsunami’s destructive effect on a coastline” built in a bathtub. Authors Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori even discuss issues of modern architecture and civil engineering: how science can be used to protect build...
ISBN(s)
1556528019, 9781556528019
