types of faults
types of seismic waves
earthquake vocab
mercalli scale
Volcanos
100
what is a Strike-Slip
What is a type of fault where to chunks of land slide past each other.
100
what is a S-wave (Secondary wave)
What is a seismic wave that only travels through solids?
100
what is a seismic wave?
What is the waves that first start where rocks first move on the fault?
100
What is the measurement on the mercalli scale for a eq that is felt by many people indoors, but not as many out doors.
what is a 4 on the mercalli scale?
100
What is a volcano
is a vent in the earths crust that allow lava to flow
200
what is a normal fault
What is the type of fault on a divergent plate boundary
200
What is a P-wave (Primary wave)
What is the first seismic wave to be recorded during a earthquake
200
what is a focus?
What is the spot where the earthquake starts
200
What is the eq that is felt by everyone and can move furniture.
It is 6th on the mercalli scale
200
how many volcanoes are in america
60 there 60 volcanoes in america
300
what is a reverse fault
What is a fault on a convergent plate boundary called?
300
what is a surface wave?
What is the slowest seismic wave?
300
what is the epicenter?
What is the spot directly above the place the earthquake starts?
300
What is the eq that can break down walls, furniture can flip over and chimneys can fall apart.
It is 8th on the mercalli scale.
300
when was the last time volcanoes erupted
100,000 years
400
what is a strike-slip
What is a fault located on a transform plate boundary called?
400
what is a p-wave?
What is a wave that travels through solids and liquids
400
what is a seismologist?
What is a scientist that studies earthquakes called?
400
What is the eq that destroys ordinary structures, landslides are common and rails are bent
It is 10th on the mercalli scale.
400
how long do volcanoes erupt for
1 hour
500
what is a normal fault?
What is a force that pulls two blocks of rock apart?, rock above the fault moves down below the fault
500
what is a surface wave?
What is the wave that generally causes the most damage?
500
what is a seismometer
What is a machine that measures and records ground movement?
500
What is the eq that causes total destruction and can throw objects into the air.
It is 12th on the mercalli scale.
500
how long dose it take for lava or magma to cool of
10 to 15 minutes
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