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What do geologist use to measure the tilting of the ground along a fault?
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∙ 9y ago
Modern geologists use GPS receivers and tracking stations to measure how much a fault has moved.
The position of each station on the fault is known to within a meter, after an earthquake the GPS works out the new position and the distance can be calculated.
The amount of movement can also be determined using a marker that was one continuous across the fault. This can be a fence or river in modern fault movements, or a particular sedimentary bed or igneous feature for more ancient ones.
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∙ 9y agoA tiltmeter is a highly-sensitive instrument used to measure ground tilt near a fault. An instrument called a creepmeter measures the slip by recording the displacement between 2 piers or monuments located on opposite sides of the fault.
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What two factors help geologists determine earthquake risk?
Geologists can determine earthquake risk by locating where faults are active and where past earthquakes have occured.
How does folding and faulting change the law of superposition?
tilting, folding, and faulting may also complicate the analysis of a stratigraphic sequence. Additionally, molten rock may force its way through surrounding rocks and might squeeze between older rock layers, also forming an exception to the laws. However, such anomalies leave physical evidence for geologist to find in the disturbed rocks - for example, faulted rock layers may be cracked, broken, or metamorphosed along the fault lines.
What can help a geologist determine the earthquake risk for an area?
Geologists can determine the risk for an earthquake by measuring the seismic waves along faults as well as friction using a seismometer.
What instrument measures vertical movement along faults?
to measure vertical movments-tilt meter to measure horizontil movments-creep meter
What is saltation?
The form of movement when sand particles bounce along the ground in moderate winds.
What do geologist's use to measure the tilting of the ground along a fault?
A tiltmeter is a highly-sensitive instrument used to measure ground tilt near a fault. An instrument called a creepmeter measures the slip by recording the displacement between 2 piers or monuments located on opposite sides of the fault.
How does mapping faults help predict earthquakes?
Geologists have developed instruments to measure changes in elevation in tilting of the land surface and ground movements along fault
What do Geologists use to measure the tilting of the ground along a fault?
A tiltmeter is a highly-sensitive instrument used to measure ground tilt near a fault. An instrument called a creepmeter measures the slip by recording the displacement between 2 piers or monuments located on opposite sides of the fault.
What two factors help geologists predict an earthquake?
geologist can predict earthquakes by the help of stress along a fault and energy along the fault
What two factors help geologists determine earthquake risk?
Geologists can determine earthquake risk by locating where faults are active and where past earthquakes have occured.
How many miles in a vertical mile?
0. Since a mile is a measure of distance along the ground. However if this question was just phased poorly there are 5280 feet in a mile of distance along the ground.
What geologist discovered the grand Canyon?
James Ohio Pattie, along with a group of American trappers and mountain men.
Stems that are thin and grow along the ground?
Stems that grow along the ground are called runners.
What is the tilting level in the surveying?
Most surveying instruments are mounted on a tripod with a flat surface on top. A tilting level tripod has a curved surface on top. The tripod does not need the precise set up procedure because the tilting level can be shifted up or down along the top of the curved tripod head until the levels own level vial is horizontal and then measurements can be made.
What are three in which geologist use seismograph data?
They map faults, detect changes along faults, and develop a method of predicting earthquakes
What are three ways in which geologist use seismograph?
They map faults, detect changes along faults, and develop a method of predicting earthquakes
What means of the dumpy level and tilting level?
Most surveying instruments are mounted on a tripod with a flat surface on top. A tilting level tripod has a curved surface on top. The tripod does not need the precise set up procedure because the tilting level can be shifted up or down along the top of the curved tripod head until the levels own level vial is horizontal and then measurements can be made.
