Chap 19 vocab Matching
The total force acting on crustal rocks per unit of area. |
Caused when a material is compressed, bent, or stretched. |
Any fracture or system of fracture along which Earth moves. |
Squeeze and push rocks in the direction along which the waves are traveling. |
Numerical rating system used to measure the amount of energy released during an earthquake. |
The deformation of materials in response to stress. |
Seismic vibrations can cause the ground to behave like a liquid in a phenomenon. |
Measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale. |
Record produced by a seismometer that can provide individual tracking of each type of seismic wave. |
When stress builds up past a certain point, called the elastic limit. |
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