Vocabulary 1
Vocab 2
Earthquake
Tsunami
Extra
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A break in the rocks where the plates have moved
Fault
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A massive wave caused by an earthquake
Tsunami
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What is an earthquake?
the shaking caused by two plates bumping into each other
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What is a tsunami?
A giant wave created by an earthquake.
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Can a tsunami happen in Chicago? Why or why not?
No we are not by plates and oceans.
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The powerful waves that cause the most damage and are the slowest
Surface Waves
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the shaking caused by two plates bumping into each other
Earthquake
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How do we know when tsunamis happen?
Tracking, buoys, seismographs, etc
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Why do tsunami waves get bigger when they reach shallow water?
The wave doesn't fit so it rises and slows down.
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What was one fact you learned from the 60 minute video?

9.0 magnitude, tsunami caused damage to city buildings, vehicles, and killed 15,000 people.

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A tool used to measure the strength of an earthquake
Seismograph
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The first small waves felt from an earthquake
P-Waves
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Do earthquakes happen only in oceans? Why or why not?
No plate tectonics are through land as well.
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How are tsunamis created?

An earthquake or volcanic eruption under the ocean.

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What type of fault happens due to tension?

Normal Faults

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scale from 1 to 10 used to rate the strength of an earthquake
Richter Scale
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The secondary waves that move underground
S-waves
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What is a seismologist?
A person who studies earthquakes.
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What happened in Fukushima?

Earthquake and tsunami caused reactors to stop working and radioactive waste spreading in the plant because of it. 

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What does the prefix "epi" mean?

Upon, on, over

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spot where the earthquake starts
Focus
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the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus
Epicenter
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What level on the richter scale was the earthquake that happened in Japan in 2011?
9.0
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Name a tsunami or earthquake that took place on Earth (can't use Japan 2011)

Can vary (some examples are 2004 Indian Ocean, 1964 Alaska, 2011 Tohoku)

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What does tsunami mean in Japanese?
Harbor Wave
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