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Earthquakes

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TermDefinition
1. earthquake A series of vibrations induced by the Earth's crust.
2. crust The Earth's outer layer, the coolest and most dense layer of Earth.
3. fault A break in a body of rock.
4. mantle The portion of Earth between the crust and core.
5. lithosphere The solid portion of the Earth.
6. lithospheric plates The plates of the Earth.
7. seismologists People who study earthquakes.
8. convergent Tending to come together.
9. divergent Differing from each other, moving apart.
10. transform To change in form, to go past.
11. subduction The process of the earth's plates being drawn over one another.
12. convection The transfer of heat by circulation.
13. S-Wave The seismic wave that reaches a seismograph second.
14. P-Wave The seismic wave that reaches a seismograph first.
15. Surface Wave A seismic wave that travels parallel to the surace of earth.
16. focus The original point of an earthquake.
17. epicenter A point directly above the focus.
18. Mercalli Scale A measure of earthquake intensity.
19. Richter Scale A scale from 1-10 measuring an earthquakes magnitude.
20. Moment Magnitude Scale Measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
21. Magnitude The size of something.
22. Tsunami An unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake.
23. Liquefaction The process of liquefying.
24. aftershock A small earthquake that follows a mojor one.
25. seismology The study of earthquakes.
26. seismograph An instrument used to record earthquakes vibrations.
27. compression The reduction in volume.
28. tension The act of streching or straining.
29. plateau A large area of land elevated high above sea level.
30. shearing To cut something.
31. normal fault A geological fault where the hanging wall moves downwards.
32. reverse fault A geological fault where the hanging wall moves upwards.
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