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chapter 8&10 vocab

TermDefinition
earthquake movments of the ground due to sudden release of energy
focus points in earths iterior where the earthquake ocoured
seismic waves waves of energy released by an earthquake
epicenter point on earths surface directly above the focus
elastic rebound sudden return of deformed rock to undeformed shape
body waves seismic waves that move through the inside of earth
P waves push pull body waves
S waves side to side waves
surface waves seismic waves that move on earths surface
seismograph meuserment of an earthquake
seismogram a recored from a seismograph
Richter Scale numerical scale based on hight of
Moment Magnitude Scale to meusure earthquakes
Modified Mercalli Scale roman numeral scale that muesures the intinsty created by an earthquake
liquefacation were soil and rock are saturated in water
tsunami large wave caused by an earthquake
seismic gap area long fault where there has not been an earthquake in a long time
crust outermost layer of earth
mantle soilid rocky shell of earth
outer core liquid layer
inner core sphere that is at high temps
Moho short for Mohorovicic
Ring of Fire large ring of volcanoes surounding continents
hot spot volcanic areas far from plate boudries
viscosity substances resistance to flow
vent opening to a volcano
pyroclastic material particles prouduced in volcanic eruptions
volcano opening vent that allows magma to escape to the surface
crater located at the summet of a volcano is steep walled
shield volcano
cinder cone
composite volcano
caldera
lahar
pluton
still
laccolith
dike
batholith
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