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Earthquake 7
Question | Answer |
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Primary waves | the first waves to go; compress and expand the ground like an accordian; can travel through liquid and solid |
Secondary waves | arrive after P waves; vibrate land from side to side and up and down; travel through solid |
Surface waves | created when S waves and P waves reach the surface; moves the ground like ocean waves |
Epicenter | the point on the surface above focus |
Focus | area beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake |
Fault | a break in the rock of the crust |
Elastic Rebound theory | the crust gradually stores stress and is released during an earthquake |
Liquefaction | when water in the soil is shaken to make a liquid mud |
Ring of fire | The ring of fire is where most earthquakes happen and is located around the pacific |
Normal fault | divergant; tension |
Reverse fault | convergant; compression |
Strike-slip fault | transform/lateral; shearing |