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6.4 Earthquakes
Earthquakes
Term | Definition |
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P wave | Primary wave that moves vertically and moves faster than secondary wave |
S wave | Secondary wave that moves horizontally and moves slower than primary waves |
Oceanic | Thinner, more dense type of crust |
Continental | Type of crust that is Thicker and less dense |
Inner core | Solid, made of solid iron and nickel |
Mantle | Earth's interior - made of molten rock |
Earthquake | Movement of the Earth's crust caused by tectonic plate movement |
Pangaea | The supercontinent |
Convergent | Type of boundary where two plates move toward one another |
Mountains | Form when two continental plates converge |
Trench | Forms when two oceanic plates converge at a subduction zone |
Divergent | Type of boundary where two plates move away from one another |
Mid ocean ridge | Forms when two oceanic plates move away from one another |
Transform | Type of boundary where two plates slide in opposite directions |
Hot spot | An area where magma seeps up through a plate (like Hawaii) |
Subduction | When a dense oceanic plate slides beneath another plate, causing it to go deep into the mantle |
Ring of Fire | The name of the area around the Pacific plate where there is a lot of volcanic activity because of the faults |
Sea floor | New _____ is made when two oceanic plates diverge |
Atlantic | A divergent plate boundary in the Atlantic Ocean is called the Mid - _____ Ridge |
Magnitude | The measure of the amount of energy is released by an earthquake |
Intensity | The measure of the amount of damage done to people, structures, and the environment |
Tsunami | Giant wave that can form from an earthquake |
Evidence of Pangaea | Scratches from glaciers, ancient mountain chains, plant fossils, animal fossils, rocks of the same age. |
Crust | Uppermost layer of the earth, cool and cracked |