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    Lab Activity 1 - Earthquake and Fault

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    This document describes three activities to model fault formation and earthquakes. The first activity uses sand between two cardboard sheets to demonstrate how the movement of tectonic plates forms faults in the Earth's crust. The second uses rubber-banded boxes taped together to show how the build up and sudden release of stress causes earthquakes. The third uses bent plastic rulers joined with clay to illustrate how stress builds in rocks along faults until it is released in an earthquake.

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    Lab Activity 1 - Earthquake and Fault

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    This document describes three activities to model fault formation and earthquakes. The first activity uses sand between two cardboard sheets to demonstrate how the movement of tectonic plates forms faults in the Earth's crust. The second uses rubber-banded boxes taped together to show how the build up and sudden release of stress causes earthquakes. The third uses bent plastic rulers joined with clay to illustrate how stress builds in rocks along faults until it is released in an earthquake.

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    This document describes three activities to model fault formation and earthquakes. The first activity uses sand between two cardboard sheets to demonstrate how the movement of tectonic plates forms faults in the Earth's crust. The second uses rubber-banded boxes taped together to show how the build up and sudden release of stress causes earthquakes. The third uses bent plastic rulers joined with clay to illustrate how stress builds in rocks along faults until it is released in an earthquake.

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    Lab Activity 1 - Earthquake and Fault

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    Jane Rheana
    This document describes three activities to model fault formation and earthquakes. The first activity uses sand between two cardboard sheets to demonstrate how the movement of tectonic plates forms faults in the Earth's crust. The second uses rubber-banded boxes taped together to show how the build up and sudden release of stress causes earthquakes. The third uses bent plastic rulers joined with clay to illustrate how stress builds in rocks along faults until it is released in an earthquake.

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    Task 1: A fault-y setup (Row 1 and Row 2)

    Objectives:
    After performing this activity, you should be able to:
    1. describe the appearance of a fault; and
    2. explain how a fault forms.

    Materials Needed:
    two sheets of cardboard (or folder) fine sand ruler
    newspaper (or plastic sheet) as wide as a newspaper page

    Procedure:
    1. Spread the newspaper on a table. Do the activity on the newspaper.
    2. Arrange the two sheets of cardboard edge to edge.
    3. Pour sand along the boundary of the two sheets.
    4. With the ruler, flatten the top of the sand and make two parallel lines.
    5. Now, move the sheets slowly in opposite direction.

    Q1. As you move the sheets, what is formed in the sand?

    Q2. What happens to the lines?

    Q3. What is the relationship of the activity to the characteristics of faults?

    Task 2: Stick ‘n’ slip (Row 3)


    Objectives:

    After performing this activity, you should be able to:


    1. explain how faults generate earthquakes; and
    2. explain why not all movement along faults produces earthquakes.

    Materials Needed:
    two small boxes (fruit juice boxes are ideal)
    masking tape rubber band
    paper clip

    Procedure:

    1. Attach the rubber band to the paper clip. Then attach the paper clip to one end of one box.
    2. Place the boxes side by side. Put a toy house on the box with the rubber band. Then tape (lightly?)
    the two boxes together. Important: Do not stick the tape on the boxes too much. The tape is meant to
    come off.
    3. With your left hand, hold the box without the rubber band in place. With your other hand,
    slowly pull on the rubber band.

    Q1. What happens to the rubber band? Keep on pulling on the rubber band. What happens to
    the box attached to the rubber band? Note: The tape is supposed to come off, so stick it on
    very lightly.
    Q2. What happens to the “house”?

    Q3. Which is the “fault” in this setup?

    Task 3: Stick ‘n’ shake (Row 4)

    Objectives:

    After performing this activity, you should be able to:


    1. explain the effect of bending of rocks along faults, and
    2. relate faults movement and earthquakes

    Materials Needed:
    two plastic rulers, a bit of clay

    Procedure:
    1. Using the clay, attach the rulers’ ends together (how long is the overlap between rulers?) (Figure 8
    shows closeup photos of side and top views of the setup.)

    Figure 8. Side view and top view


    of setup.
    2. Hold the rulers as shown in the picture below. Then slowly move your hands in the direction of the
    arrows.

    Figure 9. Ri
    ght hand pushes Figure 10. What is stored in the
    (Arrow up) while left hand bent rulers? pulls (arrow down)

    Q1. What happens when bending becomes too much? Note: If nothing happens, separate the rulers,
    and re-attach them only slightly.

    Q2. What is the relationship of the activity to the characteristics of faults?

    Q3. Based on the activity, how will you relate its movement to earthquake?

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