List three types of seismic waves presented in the PPT slides or textbook including their unique characteristics.

Part I – About Earthquakes (60 points)

1) What is an earthquake? What are the possible causes of earthquakes? (10 points)

2) What is the focus and what is the epicenter of an earthquake? (10 points)

3) List three types of seismic waves presented in the PPT slides or textbook including their unique characteristics. (10 points)

4) Watch the video “Folds and Faults” and answer the following questions: (30 points)

a) What is Stress? What are the three types of Stress and their unique differences?

b) What is Deformation? What are the three types of Deformationa and their unique differences?

c) What are the differences between Folds and Faults?

Part II – Review of Chapter 4 (20 points)
Review the section “Locating the Source of an Earthquake” on pages 117-118 of textbook and describe how an earthquake can be located using the methods presented in Figures 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18. Step-by-step descriptions should be provided in the answer.

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