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Earthquake Waves
Earth Science Terms
definition | term |
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a vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy | Earthquake |
The point within the earth where the Earthquake starts | Focus |
Point on Earth's surface directly above where earthquakes starts. | Epicenter |
rocks/plates snapback into an unbent position | Elastic Rebound |
movement that follows a major earthquake (smaller earthquakes) | Aftershock |
Small earthquakes before a major one | Foreshock |
Measures the amount of shaking at a particular location | Intensity |
measures the size of the earthquake at its source no distance factor | Magnitude |
Intensity based on observed effects of quake on Earths surface, humans, and manmade structures | Mercalli Scale |
Earthquake energy from seismic waves using a seismograph | Ricter Scale |
Instrument for recording earthquakes | Seismograph |
the data output(recording) of a seismograph | Seismogram |
disturbance that transmits energy | Wave |
wave particles vibrate perpendicular to wave direction | Transverse wave |
wave particles vibrate parallel to wave direction | Longitudinal wave |
Material a wave moves through | medium crest |
Upward displacement of a wave | Trough |
Height of a wave | Amplitude |
distance between consecutive waves | Wavelength |
Primary body wave(earthquake);fastest;least damaging;longitudinal wave | P waves |
Secondary waves; Transverse; Shake and Shear; Medium speed; only goes through a solid | S waves |
Slowest; goes through solids and liquids; most damaging | Surface waves |
The time spent getting there | Travel-time |
The technique for establishing two points | Triangultion |
"Flaw" where earthquakes may occur | Fault |