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earthquakes seismic
earthquakes,focus,epicenter,elastic rebound,aftershock,foreshock,intensity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | |
| focus | |
| epicenter | |
| elastic rebound | |
| aftershock | |
| foreshock | |
| intensity | |
| magnitude | |
| mercalli | |
| scale | |
| richter scale | |
| seismograph | |
| seismorgram | |
| wave | |
| transverse wave | |
| longitudinal wave | |
| medium | |
| crest | |
| trough | |
| amplitude | |
| wavelength | |
| P wave | primary body wave (earthquake); fastest; least; damaging; longitudinal wave |
| S wave | |
| surface wave | |
| travel-time graph | |
| triangulation |