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Grade10 Science Triangulation-Method

This document describes the triangulation method used to locate an earthquake's epicenter using data from three seismograph stations. It explains that seismograms are used to determine the arrival times of P and S waves at each station. The difference in arrival times is then used along with a travel-time graph to calculate the distance from each station to the epicenter. Circles are drawn around each station representing this distance. Where the circles intersect is the location of the epicenter. An example using data from three hypothetical stations in Cavite, Romblon, and Cebu locates an epicenter through this triangulation process.

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Grade10 Science Triangulation-Method

This document describes the triangulation method used to locate an earthquake's epicenter using data from three seismograph stations. It explains that seismograms are used to determine the arrival times of P and S waves at each station. The difference in arrival times is then used along with a travel-time graph to calculate the distance from each station to the epicenter. Circles are drawn around each station representing this distance. Where the circles intersect is the location of the epicenter. An example using data from three hypothetical stations in Cavite, Romblon, and Cebu locates an epicenter through this triangulation process.

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FIRST QUARTER

TRIANGULATION METHOD

Sources:
1. Science in Today’s
World 10
2. Science Links 10

Prepared by:
Joesel D. Dariagan LPT, MS
#FINDING YOU
Earthquake
-any sudden shaking of ground caused by the
passage of seismic waves though Earth’s rocks.
•Seismic waves are produced when some form
of energy stored in Earth’s crust is suddenly
released, usually when masses of rock straining
against one another suddenly fracture and slip.

Source: Britannica
Earthquake Historical
Records
2020

•Davao
Locating the Epicenter
 The source of an earthquake is called the focus, which is an exact
location within Earth were seismic waves are generated by
sudden release of stored elastic energy. The epicenter is the point
on the surface of Earth directly above the focus. This is the
location that scientist calculate. The focus is directly below,
however, scientist can not determine its depth.
 To locate the position of an earthquakes epicenter, we need a
seismogram reading from at least three different seismograph
stations and a travel - time graph which shows the speed of both
P- and S-waves.
Locating the Epicenter
Step 1: 3 Seismogram Records
 Find the difference in arrival time between the P-wave and
the S-wave.
 To do this refer to each of the three seismogram readings and
record arrival times for P-wave and S-wave.

 One example is shown below:


P-Waves S-Waves

Arrival time Arrival time


of P-waves of S-waves
(23 Minutes) (27 Minutes)
Locating the Epicenter
Step 2: Compute the time difference
Locating the Epicenter
Step 3: Use Triangulation to Pin Point the Epicenter:
 The distance to the epicenter from each seismograph station is;
Station #1 -- d1 = 2500km
Station #2 -- d2 = 3500km
Station #3 -- d3 = 4500km
 At each station we can draw a circle on
a map that has a radius equal to the
distance to the epicenter from each
seismograph station.

 Three such circles will intersect in a


point that locates the epicenter of
the earthquake.
Example: scale 1inch=100km
Cavite -200km
Romblon-150km
Cebu-300km

epicenter
Example: scale 1inch=100km
Cavite -200km
Romblon-150km
Cebu-300km

epicenter
Schoology worksheet
Activities 1.1-1.2

Let’s Take On The Challenge


Page 50-51 (Textbook)
THE END!

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