General Earthquake Knowledge
scientists who study earthquakes
seismologist
earthquake hazard near cities
collapsing buildings
love and rayleigh
surface waves
center of earthquake activity
focus
only detects earthquake waves
seismometer
stress that causes a convergent boundary
compression
earthquake hazard near the coast
tsunami
first to arrive
P wave
the area on the earth's surface directly above the center of the earthquake
epicenter
slipping faults, erupting volcanoes, landslide
causes of earthquakes
any source of danger
hazard
earthquake hazard in mountain areas
landslide
most destructive
surface
areas where most earthquake occur
edges of tectonic plates
area in the US where most faults are found
mountain ranges
formed when rocks move as they crack
faullt
scale that measures earthquake strength
Richter
second to arrive
S wave
detects and records earthquake waves
seismograph
San Andreas Fault
longest fault in Southern California
stress that causes a divergent boundary
tension
scale that measures earthquake damage
Modified Mercalli Intensity
last to arrive
surface
secondary, smaller earthquakes
aftershocks
the amount of energy releases by an earthquake when you go up one number on the Richter Scale
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