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Chapter 8 & 10 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Earthquakes | a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. |
focus | |
seismic waves | |
epicenter | |
elastic rebound | |
body waves | |
P waves | |
S waves | |
surface waves | |
seismograph | |
seismogram | |
Richter Scale | |
Moment Magnitude Scale | |
Modified Mercalli Scale | |
liquefaction | |
tsunami | |
seismic gap | |
crust | |
mantle | |
outer core | |
inner core | |
Moho | |
Ring of Fire | |
hot spot | |
viscosity | |
vent | |
pyroclastic material | |
volcano | |
crater | |
shield volcano | |
cinder cone | |
composite volcano | |
caldera | |
lahar | |
pluton | |
sill | |
laccolith | |
dike | |
batholith |