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Science ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Seismometer | detects earthquake waves |
| accelerometers | measure changes in speed such as the shakes produced by earthquakes |
| earthquake | is a series of low frequency shock waves, somewhat like sound waves. Traveling through the earth |
| what Kind of physical. Quantity is a stress? What. Kind of stress is most likely to cause an earthquake | a stress is a force exerted within a material. Shear stress |
| three types of tectonic forces | divergent boundaries - plates move apart Convergent boundaries- plates move toward each other Transform boundaries- plates slide past each other in opposite directions |
| (True/False) Any change. Of. Shape of an object due to stress is called a strain | True |
| (True/False)many geologists believe that it is a gravity that ultimately drives sea-floor. Spreading | True |
| Fault | occurs when the section of the rock on opposite sides of the crack move. Relative to eachother |