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chap 8 and 10 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquake | movements of the ground due to sudden release of energy |
| focus | poinbt in earths inerior where the earthquake occrs |
| seismic waves | waves of energy released by earthquakes |
| epicenter | point on earths surface directly above the focus |
| elastic rebound | sudden return of deformed rock back to underformed shape |
| body waves | seismic waves that move through the inside (body) of earth |
| p waves | push-pull body waves |
| s waves | side-to-side body waves |
| surface waves | seismic waves that move on earths surface |
| seismograph | |
| seismoregraph | |
| richter scale | numarical (1-?) based on height of largest seismic wave(magnatude) |
| moment magnitude scale | |
| modified mercalli scale | roman numeral scale |
| liquefaction | |
| tsunami | |
| seismic gap | |
| crust | |
| mantle | |
| outer core | |
| inner core | |
| moho |