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Earthquake Waves
Earth Science term about Earthquake and Seismic Waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earthquake | |
| Focus | |
| Epicenter | |
| Elastic Rebound | |
| Aftershock | |
| Foreshock | |
| Intensity | |
| Magnitude | |
| Mercalli | |
| Scale | |
| Richter Scale | |
| Seismograph | |
| Seismogram | |
| disturbance that transmits energy | Wave |
| material a wave moves through | Medium |
| upward displacement of a wave | Crest |
| downward displacement of a wave | Trough |
| height of a wave | Amplitude |
| distance between consecutive wave | Wavelength |
| primary body wave (earthquake); fastest; least damaging; longitudinal wave | P wave |
| S waves | |
| wave particles vibrate perpendicular to wave direction | Transverse Wave |
| wave particles vibrate parallel to wave direction | Longitudinal Wave |
| Surface Wave | |
| Travel-Time Graph | |
| Triangulation |