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Earthquakes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a machine that records ground movement in an earthquake | seismograph |
| a paper record of ground movement during an earthquake | seismogram |
| fastest moving seismic wave | Primary Wave |
| the seismic wave that is longitudinal | Primary Wave |
| the seismic wave that can't travel through liquids | Secondary Wave |
| the slowest and most destructive seismic wave | Surface Wave |
| the place deep underground where seismic waves are released | focus |
| the place right above the focus where a quake is first felt by humans | epicenter |
| the use of three seismic stations to find the location of an epicenter | triangulation |
| A wave transfers ______________, but not ________. | energy, matter |
| top of a transverse wave | crest |
| bottom of a transverse wave | trough |
| "smashed" part of a longitudinal wave | compression |
| "unsmashed" part of a longitudinal wave | rarefaction |
| the material through which a wave passes | medium |
| a wave that requires a medium to be transmitted | mechanical wave |