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Earthquake Review
Earthquake Quiz Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| crust | land |
| oceanic crust | the crust under water |
| mantle | the layer between the crust and the core |
| core | the center of earth |
| epicenter | where the tectonic plates meet |
| focus | |
| magnitude | the measure of how strong the e q is |
| seismograph | measures the strength |
| S wave | secondary wave |
| P wave | primary wave |
| tectonic plates | portions of crust that move |
| inference | educated guess |
| earthquake | tectonic plates strike causing earth to shake |
| shadow zone | no vibrations here |
| Richter scale | numbers that measure severity of quake |