Energy
Not my Fault
Randomness
Built to Last
Connections
100
Energy released from earthquakes travels in these types of waves
What is seismic
100
A fault is ___
What is a crack in the Earth's crust
100
Earthquakes are the release of
What is stress built up in the rocks
100
These types of waves can't travel through liquids or gases
What are secondary waves
100
Earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain building all occur because of this
What is heat (convection currents) from the interior of the earth
200
The difference in energy from one magnitude to another on the Richter scale is a difference of _____ x.
What is 32 times
200
In this type of fault, the hanging wall rock slab moves up relative to the foot wall rock slab
What is a reverse fault
200
These are the first waves to arrive after an earthquake
What are the primary waves
200
These are used to reinforce the outside of buildings
What are shear walls
200
These types of faults are usually associated with transform tectonic plate boundaries
What are strike-slip
300
The difference between a 6.0 and a 8.0 magnitude earthquake is _______ in energy.
What is 1,024
300
In this type of fault, the hanging wall rock slab moves down relative to the foot wall rock slab
What is a normal fault
300
These are the second waves to arrive after an earthquake
What are the secondary waves
300
These are used to absorb shock waves on a building or structure
What are base isolators
300
These types of faults are usually found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries
What are reverse faults
400
In this type of fault the rock slabs are pushed together
What is a reverse fault
400
In this type of fault, the rocks slide past each other
What is a strike-slip fault
400
Earthquakes occur along these
What are tectonic plate boundaries
400
These are sometimes used around building to protect them against certain types of seismic waves
What are moats
400
These types of faults are usually found along divergent tectonic plate boundaries
What are normal faults
500
In this type of fault the rock slabs are pulled apart
What is a normal fault
500
This is the name of the fault that separates the North American and the Pacific tectonic plates.
What is the San Andreas fault
500
These types of waves can't travel through liquids or gasses
What are secondary waves
500
These are design aspects that contact four different points on the interior of a building providing structural support
What are cross braces
500
The place where an earthquake occurs is called ____ and the location on the Earth's surface directly above it is called ______
What are the focus and the epicenter
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