Chapter 6 vocab
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| What is a plate | Large section of earths crust that moves around on the lithosphere
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| fault | surface in which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break
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| earthquake | the vibrations produced by the breaking of rock
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| Normal fault | rock above the surface moves downward in relation to rock below the surface
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| Reverse fault | break in rock caused by compression forces,where rock above the fault surface moves up relative to the rock below the surface
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| strike slip fault | rocks on either side of the fault move past each other without much upward or downward movement
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| wave | rythmic movement that carries energy through matter and space
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| seismic waves | waves made by eathquakes that travel through earth
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| focus | point where energy is first realesed of an earthquake
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| Primary waves | cause particles in Earth to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is traveling- staight
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| secondary waves | move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of the wave travel- wave motion
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| surface waves | move rock particles backward and side to side- p-waves and s-waves combined
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| epicenter | point on Earths surface right above where the earthquake happens.
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| seismograph | measures seismic waves
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| crest | highest point of a wave
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| magnitude | energy released by the earthquake
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| liqued faction | shaking of an earthquake to make wet soil
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| tsunamis | wave caused by earthquake under water
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