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Earthquakes
Seismic Waves
100
Force that acts on an area of rock that changes its shape or volume.
What is Stress
100
Where most faults occur.
What is Boundaries
100
How long has Fallon been open?
What is 9 years
100
True/False: all earthquakes cause damage
What is false
100
What prop did you teachers use to teach you about seismic waves?
What is a slinky
200
A type of stress that squeezes rock.
What is compression
200
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What is Hanging Wall
200
The number of 6th grade Core teachers
What is 7
200
The shaking that results from the sudden movement of rock along a fault.
What is an earthquake
200
These are the first waves that arrive.
What is P waves
300
Stress that pushes rocks in 2 opposite directions.
What is Shearing
300
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What is Footwall
300
The name of our school librarian
What is Mrs. Smith
300
The area BENEATH the earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake.
What is Focus
300
These are the waves that can ONLY travel through land.
What is S waves
400
The type of stress that pulls the crust apart.
What is Tension
400
When the hanging wall moves up above the foot wall.
What is a reverse fault
400
The flower that is on the cover of your science book
What is a poppy
400
The point ON the Earth's surface directly above the focus.
What is Epicenter
400
These waves roll along the ground and can sometimes actually be seen.
What are Surface waves.
500
Name the three types of stress
What is Tension, Compression & Shearing.
500
The type of fault when plates move past each other and shear.
What is strike-slip fault.
500
The city that I grew up in and went to college. Hint: It's local
What is Hayward
500
The year that San Francisco had major earthquake occur and part of the Bay Bridge collapsed.
What is 1989
500
These 2 types of waves can travel through both land and water.
What are P waves and Surface waves