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This happens when a sudden release of energy comes out from the earth's crust.
Earthquake
The two types of Seismic wave.
Body waves and Surface waves
The fastest body wave and can go through solid rocks and liquid wave.
P waves or Primary waves?
How do Surface waves differ from Body waves?
Surface waves are slower than Body waves
Type of waves wherein the particles travel in the same direction as the wave. ( PARALLEL )
Longitudinal waves
Earthquakes release an enormous amount of what?
Energy
a Mechanical vibration that happens inside the earth due to the breaking of rocks
Seismic waves
This body wave can only go through solid rocks wave.
S waves or Secondary waves?
Another difference between Surface waves and Body waves
They do not start at the FOCUS
Type of waves wherein the particles travel at equal angles with each other. ( PERPENDICULAR )
Transverse waves
An earthquake is a trembling of WHAT below the earth surface?
Rocks
Waves that travel or propagate through material things or through a MEDIUM
Mechanical waves
Type of Seismic wave that travel through earth's inner layers.
Body waves?
This is a wave that rolls along the ground.
Rayleigh waves
The SCALE that measures the magnitude of the earthquake
RICHTER Scale
( Pronounced as RIKTER )
The forces of WHAT causes an earthquake?
Plate movement or TECTONICS
Waves that travel or propagate through empty space or VACUUM
EM or Electromagnetic waves
This body wave can only go through solid rocks wave.
What is S waves or Secondary waves?
When P and S waves reach the surface, they are called WHAT?
Surface waves
The FOCUS is located ________ the epicenter.
BELOW
The breaking or slipping of WHAT releases quake's energy?
Rocks
The boundary layer between the crust and mantle whose depth varies from 5 km to 40 km beneath the continents
MOHO or Mohorovicic Discontinuity
A Surface wave which can not travel through liquids
Love wave
The most damaging waves
Love waves
The SCALE that measures the SHAKING of the earthquake
Modified MERCALLI Scale