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Seismic Waves
Fault Lines
Earthquake Damage
Scales and Safety
Misc.
100
The fastest moving seismic wave.
What is Primary (P) wave?
100
Area above the fault line. (If by itself it would form a cliff above you)
What is the hanging wall?
100
We investigated an earthquake in China where a large number of people died from this.
What is a landslide?
100
The name of the scale that goes from 1-10 to measure the energy of the earthquake.
What is Richter Scale?
100
Vibrations in Earth that are caused by the sudden movement along a fault line.
What is an earthquake?
200
This type of wave causes the most damage to buildings and roadways.
What is surface wave?
200
Area below the fault line. (If by itself, you could slide down on your bum)
What is the foot wall?
200
The majority of the deaths in the East Indian Ocean earthquake was due to this.
What is a tsunami?
200
In the event of an earthquake you should do this if you are at home.
What is go under something sturdy?
200
The location on the surface directly above the hypocenter.
What is the epicenter?
300
Type of wave that only travels through solids.
What is Secondary (S) wave?
300
Type of fault where the hanging wall slides down due to tension (pulling apart).
What is normal fault?
300
This is the number 1 cause of injuries in an earthquake.
What are buildings collapsing?
300
The instrument used to measure energy and intensity of an earthquake.
What is a seismograph?
300
Layer of the earth where hypocenter is located.
What is the crust? (Lithosphere)
400
Name the 2 body waves.
What are S and P waves?
400
Type of fault where the area around the fault slides side by side.
What is a strike-slip?
400
Name one of the 3 states in the US that has a large number of earthquakes every year.
What is California, Alaska and Washington?
400
The time between P waves and S waves.
What is lag time?
400
Layer of Earth that was shown to be liquid thanks to evidence from seismic waves.
What is outer core?
500
Location where all seismic waves originate.
What is the hypocenter?
500
A reverse fault is where the hanging wall slides ______ and it caused by forces that ________ on the rocks.
What is up and push?
500
We investigated an earthquake here in 1906 that caused thousands of people to be homeless.
What is San Francisco?
500
The scale used to compare the amount of damage and destruction.
What is Mercalli Scale?
500
Scientist that studies earthquakes.
What is Seismologist?