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dynamic earth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tremor | a slight earthquake |
| epicentre | the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. |
| hypocenter | the part were the earthquake starts below the earth |
| core | hot center lava |
| crust | outside of the earth |
| mantle | inside of earth |
| sheering | slide past each other |
| tension | pull away |
| compreshion | push togther |
| magma | molten rock in a volcano |
| primary waves | are fast moving waves |
| secondary waves | can only travel through solids |
| siesmograph | measures earthquakes |
| fault line | part where the tectonic plate meets |
| tectonic plates | big slab of rock on the mantle |