Created by Nicomart N Martin
about 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
EARTHQUAKE | A series of generated waves in the earth as a result of the sudden movement of part of Earth's crust. |
SEISMIC WAVE | A shock wave produced by an earthquake |
EPICENTER | The point directly above the focus of an earthquake |
TSUNAMI | Giant waves caused by an earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor |
FAULTING | Before crack the earhth's crust |
STRESS | Tensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock. |
CONTINENTAL CRUST | Section of Earth's Crust that makes up Earth's Land masses |
OCEANIC CRUST | A section of earth's under the ocean floor |
CRUST | Thin outermost layer of Earth |
INTENSITY | The degree or amount of strength or force that something has |
MAGNITUDE | A number that shows the power of an earthquake |
FAULT | A break or crack in the earth's crust |
PRIMARY WAVES | A longitudinal wave similar to sound wave |
SECONDARY WAVES | A wave where particles oscillate back |
SURFACE WAVES | A wave that travels along the earth |
NORMAL FAULT | An inclined fault in which the hanging wall has slipped down relative to the footwall |
REVERSE FAULT | A geological fault in which the hanging wall appears to have been pushed up along the footwall |
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