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Earthquake Review
Earthquake Quiz Review
Question | Answer |
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crust | land |
oceanic crust | the crust under water |
mantle | the layer between the crust and the core |
core | the center of earth |
epicenter | where the tectonic plates meet |
focus | |
magnitude | the measure of how strong the e q is |
seismograph | measures the strength |
S wave | secondary wave |
P wave | primary wave |
tectonic plates | portions of crust that move |
inference | educated guess |
earthquake | tectonic plates strike causing earth to shake |
shadow zone | no vibrations here |
Richter scale | numbers that measure severity of quake |