Waves
Fastest type of wave
What are P-Waves?
Name of the scale that measures earthquakes by human experience.
what is the Mercali Scale?
Name of a common earthquake related disaster that occurs in the ocean.
What is a Tsunami?
The Y axis goes by this number.
What is 20 seconds?
Where most earthquakes occur
Plate boundaries
S-Waves
Scale that measures based on wave strength.
What is the richter scale?
Common type of disaster emanating tectonic feature near earthquake sites.
What is a volcano?
The X axis goes by this number.
What is 200 Kilometers?
Type of boundary where earthquakes are most common in the US
What is a Transform Boundary?
Any type of wave that makes it to the ground.
Number of stations needed to find an earthquake epicenter?
3
The name of a fault in California where earthquakes are common.
The San Andreas Fault.
The number left after subtracting 10:42:40 from 10:44:20.
What is 1:40?
Geographic feature common at earthquake sites, especially in the US.
What is a Fault?
Areas that waves don't reach.
What are shadow zones.
Name of earthquake measuring devices
What is a seismogram?
The type of wave responsible for damage on the ground.
What is a surface wave?
The name for the type of number, 10^3.
What is scientific notation?
Ocean where Tsnuamis are particularly common.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Area of the earth through which S-Waves can't go.
What is the outer core?
Name of earthquake measurement depicting waves.
What is a seismograph?
The name of the country where the word Tsunami originates.
What is Japan?
The number of times you would have to use page 11 in preparation to find the epicenter, in most problems.
What is a compass?