Plate Tectonics and Seismic Waves
by Anonymous
Push and pull the plates to form divergent, convergent and transform boundaries, then use the P–S arrival time gap from three stations to pinpoint the epicentre.
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About this app
Plate Tectonics and Seismic Waves is an interactive Earth science learning app about plate boundaries, seismic-wave travel, and epicenter location. Explore divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries, compare P-wave and S-wave arrival times at different distances, and use S–P time differences from three stations to identify an epicenter. Guided missions provide step-by-step practice in each section.
Use cases
- High school students studying plate tectonics and earthquakes
- Earth science teachers demonstrating plate-boundary motion
- Learners practicing P-wave and S-wave arrival calculations
- Students learning how triangulation locates an epicenter
Features
- Interactive diagrams of divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
- Controls for changing source distance and elapsed time
- P-wave and S-wave visualization using speeds of 8 km/s and 4 km/s
- S–P time controls for stations A, B, and C
- Epicenter circles based on distance = 8 × (S–P time)
- Mission-based activities with reset and next controls