A joint or crack in rock where the rock on both sides of the crack has moved relative to each other
what is a fault
Any force exerted on an object
what is stress
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, what food do the turtles famously love?
what is pizza
A measurable movement of the earth’s crust
what is an earthquake
A far-reaching, devastating water wave caused by seismic activity
what is a tsunami
Any change in the shape of a solid due to stresses exerted on the material
what is strain
A fault whose main motion is parallel to its dip direction
what is a dip-slip fault
Forces that act to pull an object apart
what is tension
What is the name of Rapunzel's chameleon in the movie Tangled?
who is Pascal
An instrument that detects the movement of the earth due to seismic waves
what is a seismometer
The first earthquake wave that reaches a seismic station from an earthquake; the fastest seismic waves
what is P wave
The second earthquake wave that reaches a seismic station from an earthquake
what is S wave
DAILY DOUBLE (2x POINTS)
A dip-slip fault in which the upper body of rock drops relative to the lower body of rock
what is a normal fault
A contact force that acts to squeeze or crush an object or substance
what is compression
What is the name of the main character in The Legend of Zelda series?
Who is Link
The size or intensity of some measurable quantity
what is the magnitude
The point of an earthquake’s origin deep within the earth
what is the focus
the location on the earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus
what is the epicenter
A dip-slip fault in which the upper body of rock slides upward relative to the lower body of rock
what is a reverse fault
Forces acting in opposite directions on different parts of the same object or substance
what is shear
What is the name of the fictional newspaper where Clark Kent works?
what is "The Daily Planet"
A measure of the concentration of energy or the effects of the energy released
what is the intensity
A crack in a rock that shows no indication of motion on either side of the crack
what is a joint
The angle of slope of a fault face or stratum, measured from the horizontal plane
what is a dip
A fault along which the main movement is horizontal or parallel to the fault’s strike; also called a transform fault
what is a strike-slip fault
The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object in the fluid
what is buoyant force
In The Incredibles, what is the family's last name?
what is Parr
DAILY DOUBLE (2x POINTS)
A scale that rates the magnitude of the intensity of an earthquake
what is the Richter Scale
The margin between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other
what is a convergent boundary
The margin between two tectonic plates that are sliding in opposite directions parallel to the margin
what is a transform boundary