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Science exam unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the elastic rebound hypothesis | the sudden return of elastic defrormed rock from its form |
| what are seismic waves | a sudden movement of materials within earth |
| what are the most damaging type of seismic wave | surface waves |
| compare and contrast p waves and s waves | p waves- 1 to be detected s waves- 2 to be dectected |
| how can three seismograms from three different sesmic recordings stations be used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake | this is because there will be three circles they will be one point wre you can clearly see where the earthquake is |
| what is the difference between the epicenter and the focus of an earthquake? | the epicenter is a surface location while the focus is part within the earh |