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ScienceExamReview6

Chapter 6 vocab

QuestionAnswer
Tremor that follows and is smaller than a major earthquake Aftershock
Vibration of the earths crust Earthquake
Theory that rocks that are strained past a certain point will fracture and spring back to their original shape Elastic rebound theory
Point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake Epicenter
Group of interconnected faults Fault zone
Area along a fault at which slippage first occurs, initiating and earthquake; one of two points within an ellipse that determines the shape of the figure Focus
Surface of long wave; the slowest wave generated bean earthquake and the last to be recorded by a seismograph L wave
Primary wave; the fastest wave generated by an earthquake and the first to be recorded by a seismograph P wave
Major earthquake zone that forms a ring around the Pacific Ocean Pacific ring of fire
Scale that expresses the magnitude of an earthquake Richter scaleā­
Secondary wave; a wave generated by an earthquake and the second to be recorded by a seismograph S wave
Instrument used to detect and record seismic waves Seismograph
Giant ocean wave that often occurs after a major earthquake with an epicenter on the ocean floor Tsunami
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