science vocab chapter 2 section 2
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Epicenter | the location on Earth's surface above an earthquake's focus
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Earthquake | The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earths surface.
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Focus | The point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
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P wave | A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
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S wave | A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up or down or side to side.
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Surface wave | A type of seismic wave that forms when S and P waves reach earths surface.
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Mercalli scale | A scale that rates an earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause
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magnitude | The measurement of an earthquakes strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.
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Richter scale |
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seismograph |
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moment magnitude scale |
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