Exercise 9 : The Virtual Earthquake

Virtual Earthquake is an interactive computer program designed to introduce you to the concepts of how an earthquake EPICENTER islocated and how the RICHTER MAGNITUDE of an earthquake is determined. The Virtual Earthquake computer program is running on a Web Server at California State University at Los Angeles. You can interact with Virtual Earthquake using your Web browser.

You will probably need about 15 minutes to complete the exercise.

The Virtual Earthquake
When you have finished the exercise, print out a copy of your "Certificate" I would like your opinion of this way to learn. Is this format agreeable to you? Would you prefer working from a hard copy?

Take a "field trip" to study the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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