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chapter8&10vocab

TermDefinition
earthquakes is the vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere
focus point on earth interior where the earthquakes occurred
seismic waves waves of energy released by an earthquake
elastic rebound sudden return of deformed rock back to under formed shaped
body waves seismic waves that move inside the body of the earth
p waves push pull body waves
s waves side side body waves
surface waves side to side, rolling, elliptical waves
seismograph all seismic waves are recorded on this
seismorgram pen traces vibrations on a moving drum of paper
richter scale based on height of largest seismic waves
moment magnitude scale measures the amount of energy released
modified mercalli scale roman numeral scale(I-Xll) the measures the intensity created by the earthquake
liquefaction where soil and rock are saturated with water, earthquakes can cause a process
tsunami a wave formed when the ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake
seismic gap an area a long a vault where there has not been an earthquake for a long time
crust thin rocky outer layer of earth, is divided into oceanic and continental crust
mantle solid rocky shell which has a depth of 2890km
outer core is a liquid layer 2260 km thick
inner core sphere having a a radios of 1220 km
moho the name of the boundary
ring of fire
hot spot
viscosity
vent
pyroclastic material
volcano
crater
shield volcano
cinder cone
composite volcano
caldera
lahar
pluton
sill
laccolith
dike
bathyolith
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