Types of Waves
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Challenge Review
100
A kind of wave that can't travel through liquids?
What is S-Waves?
100
A large crack in the Earth caused by the movement of the Earth's crust
What is a fault line?
100
A tool seismologists use to determine the magnatude of an earthquake in intervals that increase by 10 times for every level.
What is the Richter Scale?
100
If two earthquakes with an intensity of 100 occur at the same time, what is the total of both intensitys?
What is 200
100
The force of resistance between a liquid and an object
What is liquid friction?
200
Vibration patterns formed by the Earth shaking?
What is seismic waves
200
The exact point on the Earth's surface where an Earthquake begins.
What is an epicenter?
200
The level of likelihood that an earthquake will occur in a serten area.
What is earthquake risk?
200
What is the range of these earthquake intensity levels? 1, 8, 2, 5 ,3 , 7, 9, and 6?
8
200
The hot solid layer of the Earth which allows tectonic plates to move easily on top of it.
What is the mantle?
300
A wave thats move in an elliptical motion?
What is surface waves
300
A fault line where two faults move past each other in a sheering motion
What is Strike-Slip?
300
A scale which measures the intensity of an earthquake between levels I to XII.
What is the Modified Mercalli Scale
300
What is the average between the earthquake levels of, 5, 3, 2, 1, and 7?
3.6
300
The type of plate boundary that moves in opposite directions from each other, and usually creates volcanoes in the process
What is a divergent plate boundary
400
A wave that moves in an compressing and expanding motion?
What is P-Wave
400
When a high amount of pressure is applied to rocks underground and they begin to break and change shape.
What is rock deformation?
400
True or False: Loose ground is much more vulnerable to earthquakes, for it moves easier, so its a good idea to build on them.
What is False?
400
If and earthquake has an intensity of 1,000,000, what level is it (Levels range from 1 to 12...
What is level 6 earthquake
400
The thin, deep areas of oceanic crust which occur along plate boundaries.
What are mid-ocean trenches?
500
A large destructive liquid wave which can be formed as the byproduct of an Earthquake?
What is a tsunami
500
A plate boundary which occurs more than 100 km below the surface which creates earthquakes.
What is Earthquake plate boundaries?
500
MATH-TIME! If earthquake intensity increases by 10 times for every level what would be the intensity of a level IIX?
100,000,000
500
In California Tim tracked the number of earthquakes over months and he got, 5, 8, 9, and 1. What is the M.A.D. of all the numbers
What is 2.75
500
The fracture located in the ground which can lead to earthquakes and plate motion.
What is a fault?
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