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Gappa Earth: Chapter 5

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most accurate scale we have to rate the magnitude of an earthquake; rates all types of earthquakes that are near or far   Moment Magnitude Scale  
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A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions   transform boundary  
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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other   divergent boundary  
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A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other   convergent boundary  
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A scale that rates earthquakes according to how much damage they cause.   Mercalli Scale  
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A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based only on seismograph readings.   Richter Scale  
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the process by which an earthquake’s violent shaking turns loose soil into liquid mud   liquefaction  
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a type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground; arrives first   P waves  
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a type of seismic wave that moves the ground side to side and up and down   S waves  
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a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor   tsunami  
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changes in the earth's crust caused by stress   deformation  
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2 things used to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake with Moment Magnitude Scale   seismograph readings and movement along the fault  
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3 types of stress that cause deformation   compression, tension, shearing  
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What is the order in which seismic waves arrive?   First P waves, then S waves and last surface waves  
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Which types of seismic waves are the most violent?   surface waves  
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What are the three types of faults?   normal faults, reverse faults, strike slip faults  
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the hanging wall slides upwards   reverse fault  
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the hanging wall slides downward   normal fault  
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the hanging wall and footwall slip past each other in opposite directions   strike slip fault  
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How do scientist find the epicenter of an earthquake   use the difference in the arrival times of P waves and S waves at three different recording stations  
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the strength of an earthquake   magnitude  
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Are geologists able to predict earthquakes?   NO  
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measures the ground motion during an earthquake   seismograph  
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type of stress that pulls the rock apart and makes it thinner in the middle   tension  
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type of strees that pushes rock together, making it thicker in the middel   compression  
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type of stress the slides rock past each other in opposite directions   shearing  
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