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seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth’s surface
What is SURFACE WAVE?
100
a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
What is REVERSE FAULT?
100
a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
What is STRESS?
100
stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
What is SHEARING?
100
The largest waves on a seismograph are A) p waves B) s waves C) surface waves
What is C) SURFACE WAVES?
200
the measurement of an earthquake’s strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
What is MAGNITUDE?
200
rates an earthquake’s magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves
What is RICHTER SCALE?
200
the point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an Earthquake
What is FOCUS?
200
the process by which an earthquake’s violent movement suddenly turns loose soil into liquid mud
What is LIQUEFACTION?
200
People should not go into their homes shortly after an earthquake because of A) liquefaction B)syncline C) aftershocks
What is C) AFTERSHOCKS?
300
type of stress that squeezes rock until if folds or breaks
What is COMPRESSION?
300
rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause at a particular place
What is MERCALLI SCALE?
300
the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus
What is EPICENTER?
300
a type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
What is P WAVE?
300
Compression produces what kind of fault? A) normal B) reverse C) strike-slip
What is B) REVERSE?
400
a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
What is TSUNAMI?
400
a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
What is STRIKE-SLIP FAULT?
400
the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface
What is EARTHQUAKE?
400
a type of seismic wave the moves the ground up and down or side to side
What is S WAVE?
400
Shearing produces what kind of fault? A) normal B) reverse C) strike-slip
What is C) STRIKE-SLIP ?
500
type of stress that stretches rock so that it become thinner in the middle
What is TENSION?
500
a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
What is SEISMOGRAPH?
500
a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
What is NORMAL FAULT?
500
an earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in a certain area
What is AFTERSHOCK?
500
Tension produces what kind of fault? A) normal B) reverse C) strike-slip
What is A) NORMAL?