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earth science earthquake waves and seismic waves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | |
| focus | |
| epicenter | |
| elastic rebound | |
| aftershock | |
| for-shock | |
| intensity | |
| magnitude | |
| mercalli scale | |
| richter scale | |
| seismograph | |
| seismogram | |
| wave | disturbance that transmits energy |
| transverse wave | wave particles vibrate perpendicular to wave direction |
| longitudinal wave | wave particles vibrate parallel to the direction of a wave |
| medium | the material a wave moves through |
| crest | upward displacement of a wave |
| trough | downward displacment of a wave |
| amplitude | height of a wave |
| wave length | distance between consecutive waves |
| p waves | primary body wave (earthquake) fastest least damage longitudinal |
| s waves | |
| surface waves | |
| travel time graph | |
| triangulation |