Earthquake 7
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| Primary waves | the first waves to go; compress and expand the ground like an accordian; can travel through liquid and solid
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| Secondary waves | arrive after P waves; vibrate land from side to side and up and down; travel through solid
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| Surface waves | created when S waves and P waves reach the surface; moves the ground like ocean waves
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| Epicenter | the point on the surface above focus
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| Focus | area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake
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| Fault | a break in the rock of the crust
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| Elastic Rebound theory | the crust gradually stores stress and is released during an earthquake
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| Liquefaction | when water in the soil is shaken to make a liquid mud
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| Ring of fire | The ring of fire is where most earthquakes happen and is located around the pacific
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| Normal fault | divergant; tension
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| Reverse fault | convergant; compression
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| Strike-slip fault | transform/lateral; shearing
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