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Chapter 6Vocab6
Earthquakes
Question | Answer |
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plate | a large section of earths crust and rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere |
fault | surface along which rocks move when they pass there elastic limit and break |
earthquake | the vibration produced by the breaking of rock |
normal fault | rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface |
reverse fault | rock above the surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface |
strike-slip fault | rocks on either side of the fault move past eachother without much upward or downward movement |
wave | rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter and space |
seismic wave | waves generated by earthquakes that travel through earth |
focus | the point where the seismic waves energy is released |
primary wave | cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling |
secondary wave | move through earth by causing particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of wave travel |
surface waves | move rock particles in a backward rolling motion and a side to side swaying motion |
seismograph | instrument used to register earthquake waves and record the time that each arrived |
epicenter | the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus |
crest | the highest point of a wave |
magnitude | the measurement of energy released by a earthquake |
liquefacation | when earthquakes cause soil to act more like a liquid |
tsunamis | ocean waves caused by earthquakes |