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EARTHQUAKES CH.2 2
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Question | Answer |
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A TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE THAT COMPRESSES AND EXPANDS THE GROUND | P WAVE |
A TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE THAT MOVES THE GROUND UP AND DOWN OR SIDE TO SIDE | S WAVE |
A TYPE OF SEISMIC WAVE THAT FORMS WHEN P WAVES AND S WAVES REACH EARTH'S SURFACE | SURFACE WAVE |
A SCALE THAT RATES EARTHQUAKES ACCORDING TO THEIR INTENSITY AND HOW MUCH DAMAGE THEY CAUSE AT A PARTICULAR PLACE | MERCALLI SCALE |
THE MEASUREMENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE'S STRENGTH BASED ON SEISMC WAVES | MAGNITUDE |
A SCALE THAT RATES AN EARTHQUAKE'S MAGNITUDE BASED ON THE SIZE OF ITS SEISMIC WAVES | RICHTER SCALE |
A DEVICE THAT RECORDS GROUND MOVEMENTS CAUSED BY SEISMIC WAVES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH EARTH | SEISMOGRAPH |
A SCALE THAT RATES EARTHQUAKES BY ESTIMATING THE TOTAL ENERGY RELEASED BY AN EARTHQUAKE | MOMENT MAGNITUDE SCALE |
THE RECORD OF AN EARTHQUAKE'S SEISMIC WAVES PRODUCED BY A SEISMOGRAPH | SEISMOGRAM |
THE FORCE THAT OPPOSES THE MOTION OF ONE SURFACE AS IT MOVES ACROSS ANOTHER SURFACE | FRICTION |
THE PROCESS BY WHICH AN EARTHQUAKE'S VIOLENT MOVEMENT SUDDENLY TURNS LOOSE SOIL INTO LIQUID MUD | LIQUEFACTION |
AN EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURS AFTER A LARGER EARTHQUAKE IN THE SAME AREA | AFTERSHOCK |
A LARGE WAVE PRODUCED BY AN EARTHQUAKE ON THE OCEAN FLOOR | TSUNAMI |
A BUILDING MOUNTED ON BEARINGS DESIGNED TO ABSORB THE ENERGY OF AN EARTHQUAKE | BASE-ISOLATED BUILDING |