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book F chapter 2

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Term
Definition
tension   stretches the crust so that it becomes thinner in the middle  
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compression   squeezes rock until it folds or breaks  
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shearing   pushes the rock in two opposite directions  
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because stress is a force it adds _____ to the rock   energy  
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normal faults is caused by _____   tension  
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reverse faults are causes by ____   compression  
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strike slip fault   rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little up or down motion  
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anticline   a fold in the rock that ends upward into an arch  
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syncline   a fold in the rock that bends downward to form a valley  
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plateau   a large area of flat land elevated above sea level  
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fault-block mountain   land between two normal faults that move upward  
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focus   the point in the ground where the rock breaks and triggers an earthquake  
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epicenter   the point on the surface directly above the focus  
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which waves arrive first, are the fastest moving, have compressional motion, least damaging, and travel through solids and liquids?   primary waves, also called p waves  
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which waves arrive second, have a side to side motion, and cannot travel through liquids?   secondary waves, also called s waves  
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which waves are the slowest of waves, have a up and down motion, and are the most damaging?   surface waves  
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which scale rates earthquakes based on the size of the seismic waves?   richter scale  
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the ground movement caused by the waves are measured by a ______.   seismograph  
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which scale is used to tell how much damage was done to homes and other buildings   mercalli scale  
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which scale estimates the total energy released by an earthquake   moment magnitude scale  
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tiltmeters   measures tilting or raising of the ground , works like a carpenters' level  
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creep meters   measures horizontal movement of the ground  
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GPS satellites   measures vertical and horizontal movement  
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the risks of an earthquake is high along faults where two plates meet with a lot of?   friction  
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the fault locks, and stress builds up until an ________ occurs.   earthquake  
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Geologists cannot predict earthquakes because they cannot be sure where and when ____ will be released along a fault   stress  
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Risk of earthquakes is high along the pacific coast of the united states because thats where the pacific and north american ____ meet   plates  
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liquefaction   when shaking turns loose soil into liquid mud  
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aftershocks   a smaller earthquake that happens after the larger earthquake  
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tsunamis   a giant wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean floor  
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in a normal fault , the hanging wall slips down relative to the?   footwall  
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_______ has rocks on either side that slip past each other.   strike-slip fault  
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in a reverse fault , the hanging wall moves up relative to the?   footwall  
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