J - Earthquake Word Scramble
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term | definition |
convergent boundaries | the place where two neighboring plates are moving toward one another |
divergent boundaries | the region where two neighboring plates are moving apart |
earthquake | the jolting that occurs when two plates try to move past one another |
epicenter | the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake |
fault | a weak point or fracture in the Earth's crust where rock layers have ruptured and/or slipped |
focus | the spot inside the Earth where an Earthquake begins |
P-waves | primary waves; seismic body waves that travel forward in a straight, push-pull fashion |
Richter scale | scale based on the numbers 1 to 10 that measures the energy released by an earthquake |
S-waves | secondary waves, seismic body waves that travel in an S shape |
transform faults | boundaries at which plates move past one another horizontally |
seismic waves | shock waves of energy released by an earthquake |
seismometer | a tool used to capture the motion of the earthquake and print a record of that motion |
surface waves | the slowest but most damaging type of seismic wave that rolls along the Earth's surface like a roller coaster |
tremor | a slight movement of the Earth; a very small earthquake |
subduction zone | the region where two plates converge and the less dense, usually oceanic, plate is pushed down under the more dense, usually continental plate, into the mantle |
plate tectonics | a theory of plate movement that states that the Earth's crust is made up of many plates that move slightly as they "float" on the Earth's mantle |
Moho | Mohorovicic discontinuity; the boundary between the crust and the mantle |
body waves | the type of seismic waves that occur in the body of the Earth including P-waves and S-waves |
tsunami | a wave of water that sometimes accompanies earthquakes, volcanoes, and underwater landslides |
geologist | a scientist who studies the processes that form and change the Earth |
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