WAVES
TRUE OR FALSE
ALL EARTHQUAKE WAVES ARE THE SAME.
WHAT IS FALSE
THE INSTRUMENT IN THE GROUND THAT FEELS THE VIBRATIONS OF AN EARTHQUAKE
SEISMOMETER
MANY EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN ALONG THESE _____ ______.
WHAT ARE PLATE BOUNDARIES
NAME THE 3 PLATE BOUNDARIES
WHAT ARE CONVERGENT, DIVERGENT, AND TRANSFORM
CHARLES RICHTER
THIS WAVE TRAVELS THE FASTEST, SO IT ARRIVES FIRST
PRIMARY WAVE
THIS RATING IS A NUMBER THAT DESCRIBES THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY RELEASED
WHAT IS THE RICHTER SCALE
THIS IS THE LOCATION ON THE SURFACE WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE ORIGINATES (STARTS)
WHAT IS THE EPICENTER
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NAME THIS PLATE BOUNDARY
WHAT IS CONVERGENT
THIS IS THE TYPE OF HEAT TRANSFER IN THE MANTLE THAT ALLOWS PLATES TO MOVE
CONVECTION
THIS WAVE IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE
THE MODIFIED MERCALLI RATING SCALE IS DETERMINED BY DAMAGE TO WHAT THREE THINGS
WHAT ARE PEOPLE'S REACTIONS, DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES, DAMAGE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
THIS LOCATION HAS A NICKNAME BECAUSE OF HOW MANY EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES HAPPEN HERE.
(JOHNNY CASH SANG ABOUT IT)
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WHAT IS DIVERGENT
THIS GUY WAS SAID TO BE CRAZY FOR HIS IDEAS AND THEORIES ABOUT PANGAEA
THESE TWO WAVES ARE BODY WAVES (THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARTH)
WHAT ARE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
THIS CAN OCCUR AS THE RESULT OF AN EARTHQUAKE HAPPENING NEAR THE OCEAN
WHAT IS A TSUNAMI
THIS IS THE LOCATION BELOW THE GROUND WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS
FOCUS
PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER, SAN ANDREAS FAULT IS AN EXAMPLE
TRANSFORM
THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PART ABOUT AN EARTHQUAKE
BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES COLLAPSING
SMALL EARTHQUAKES THAT MAY FOLLOW THE MAIN SHOCK ARE CALLED
WHAT ARE AFTERSHOCKS
IN THIS ZONE, THE DENSER PLATE SLIDES UNDER THE LESS DENSE PLATE, SINKS BELOW, MELTS, AND BECOMES PART OF THE MANTLE.
SUBDUCTION ZONE
SEA FLOOR SPREADING IS THE RESULT OF THIS PLATE MOVEMENT
DIVERGENT
THIS IS A FEATURE OF AN EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURE
FLEXIBLE/ALLOW MOVEMENT WITH SHAKING