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Quake Vocabulary
Flora - Earthquakes Vocabulary Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy | earthquake |
| the point inside Earth where the earthquake starts | focus |
| an ocean wave that begins over an earthquake focus and can reach 30 meters high | tsunami |
| fractures in Earth where movement has occurred | faults |
| the measure of the energy released by an earthquake | magnitude |
| the point on Earth's surface directly above the quake's focus | epicenter |
| an instrument that records seismic waves | seismograph |
| Earthquake waves that stretch and compress rocks in the direction the waves travel | primary waves |
| Earthquake waves that travel along the surface of Earth | surface waves |
| waves of energy released during an earthquake that shake rocks perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling | secondary waves |
| a scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves | seismologist |