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Earthquakes & PB
Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries - Chapter 6 Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| earthquake | rupture or sudden movement of rocks along a fault |
| elastic strain | energy stored as a change in shape |
| focus | location at which the fault ruptured to cause an earthquake |
| seismic waves | waves of energy produced by an earthquake |
| epicenter | point at the surface directly over the focus of an earthquake |
| primary waves | first waves of an earthquake - compression |
| secondary waves | shear waves, vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave travel |
| seismograph | instrument used to record and measure seismic waves |
| seismogram | record of the vertical up and down motion of an earthquake |
| liquefaction | the process of making loose sediment shake like a liquid |
| tsunami | ocean waves caused by an earthquake |