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earthquake and volca
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epicenter: | Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake'S focus. |
| Fault: | Fracture that occurs when rocks break and that result in relative movement of opposing sides. |
| Focus: | Point deep inside Earth where energy is released, causing an earthquake. |
| Lava: | Rigid layer of Earth about 100km thinck,made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle. |
| Magnitude: | A measure of the energy released by an earthquake. |
| Rifts: | Long crack, fissure, or through that forms between tectonic plates moving apart at plate boundaries. |
| Seismic Safe: | Describe the ability of structures to stand up agains the vibrations caused by an earthquake. |
| Seismic Waves: | Earthquake waves, including primary secondary waves , and surface waves. |
| Surface Waves: | A seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the Earth. |
| Seismograph: | Instrument used to record seismic waves. |
| Tsunami: | powerful seismic sea wave that begins over an ocean floor earthquake, can reach 30m in Height when approaching land, and can cause destruction in coastal areas. |
| Volcano: | Cone-Shape hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids, and gas erupt onto Earth's surface through a vent. |
| Pyroclastic Flow: | A pyroclastic flow as a pyroclastic density c is a common and devastating result of certain explosive volcanic eruptions. |
| Richter Scale: | Richer scale, magnitude describe how much energy an earthquake releases. |