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vocabulary
seismic waves
Earthquake detecting devices
Anti earthquake techniques
Misc.
100
Tilting and bending of rocks
What is deformation
100
A wave that travels through the earth
What is a seismic wave
100
Prevents water lines from breaking
What is flexible pipes
200
What is seismology
What is study of earthquakes
200
A wave that travels through the surface
What is a surface wave
200
Steel lines that counteract pressure
What is cross braces
300
What fault moves sideways ex. San Andreas fault
What is strike slip fault
300
What wave is fastest
What is p wave
300
Act as shock absorbers
What is base isolaters
400
In what fault is the hanging wall up
Reverse fault
400
What wave is second fastest
What is s wave
400
Shifts weight
What is active tendon system
500
In what fault is the. footwall up
Normal fault
500
What wave causes most damage
What is surface wave
500
A weight that balances a building
What is mass damper
500
All methods of keeping a building stable during an earthquake
Mass damper,active tendon system, cross braces, flexible pipes,and base isolator