Faults
The surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break.
What are faults
These waves cause particles in rock to move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling.
What are Primary Waves?
Where to go to if a tsunami strikes.
What is high ground?
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rocks.
What are earthquakes?
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Break in rock caused by tension forces, were rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock surfac.
What is a normal fault?
These waves move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
What are Secondary Waves?
Ocean waves caused by earthquake.
What are tsunamis?
Scientists who study earthquakes and seismic waves.
Who are seismologists
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Break in rock caused by compression forces, were rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surface.
What are reverse faults?
These waves move rock particles in a backward, rolling motion and a side to side, swaying motion.
What are Surface Waves?
Warning system for tsunamis.
What is the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center?
This is the measure of energy released.
What is the magnitude?
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Break in rock caused by shear forces, were rocks move past each other without much movement.
What are strike-slip faults?
The point were the energy release easy first occurs.
What is the Focus
Sign that a tsunami could strike.
What is uncovered ground?
What would absorb most of the wave motion of an earthquake.
What is rubber?
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Tree types of forces that act on rocks.
What are tension, compression, and shear?
The point on Earth‘s surface directly above the earthquake focus
What is the epicenter?
The highest point the crest of a tsunami can reach.
What is 30 meters?
Boundary between the crust and upper mantle.
What is the Mohorovicic discontinuity (or Moho)?
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