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chap 8 and 10 vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |