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Vocabulary
Anatomy of an Earthquake
Where does it happen?
Time to Describe
Around the world
100
movements of the ground that is caused by sudden release of energy when faults move.
What is an Earthquake?
100
first motion of an earthquake
What is Focus?
100
regions of numerous, closely spaced faults
What is fault zones?
100
Earthquake Anatomy
(have students draw model)
100
Major earthquake in 1993 in Southern California.
What is Northridge Earthquake?
200
areas on Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves from an earthquake can be detective.
What is Shadow Zones?
200
two main types of waves that earthquakes produce
What is Body and Surface Waves?
200
three plate environments
-Convergent Oceanic -Divergent Oceanic -Continental Enviornments
200
Elastic Rebound
(have students somehow model)
200
Country in South America that experienced a 7.8 earthquake in April of 2016.
What is Ecuador?
300
region of numerous, closely spaced faults
What is Fault Zones?
300
point on Earth's surface directly above focus
What is epicenter?
300
When continental plates interact stress causes earthquakes or...
creates mountains
300
How Plate Tectonic work?
(have students somehow model)
300
This 2014 earthquake in Chile was so massive it caused a what?
What is a tsunami?
400
seismic waves that travels through the body of a median.
What is body waves?
400
Name at least 1 example of a Body and Surface wave
P & S waves- Body Waves Rayleigh & Love Waves- Surface Waves
400
Difference between Convergent and Divergent Oceanic Environment
Convergent- plates scrapes across the top of subducting plates while Divergent spread plates away from each other.
400
difference between P & S waves
(have students somehow model or verbal description)
400
In April of 2016, a 7.8 earthquake affected what countries?
What is Ecuador and Napal
500
What waves rock particles back-and-forth in parallel direction of which the wave is traveling?
What is P wave?
500
What are the three main compositional layers of Earth
What is Crust, the mantle and core?
500
Not all earthquakes are from plates, what is the other way? where did the earthquakes between 1811-1812 in the U.S. occur?
What is Fault Zones? New Madrid, Missouri
500
What is the differences between Rayleigh and Love waves
(have students somehow model or verbal description)
500
*BONUS* organization in the United States that helps during natural disasters
What is American Cross Services?