Any change in the volume of shape of the Earth Crust is called
Any change in the volume of shape of the Earth Crust is called
What is Deformation?
This type of sesmic wave arrives first at a seismograph
This type of sesmic wave arrives first at a seismograph
What is a P-wave?
Anticlines and Synclines are two types of
Anticlines and Synclines are two types of
What are folds?
The point beneath the Earth's surface where the crust breaks and triggers an Earthquake is called
The point beneath the Earth's surface where the crust breaks and triggers an Earthquake is called
What is the Focus?
This stress pulls on the crust and stretches the rock
This stress pulls on the crust and stretches the rock
What is tension?
An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is called
An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is called
What is a seismograph?
This is the process that turns loose soil to mud during an Earthquake
This is the process that turns loose soil to mud during an Earthquake
What is Liquefaction?
This type of Fault forms when the hanging wall moves UPWARD past the footwall
This type of Fault forms when the hanging wall moves UPWARD past the footwall
What is a Reverse Fault?
This is the type of stress produced by a strike-slip fault
This is the type of stress produced by a strike-slip fault
What is Shearing?
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called
What is the Epicenter?
This rating system estimates total energy released by an Earthquake
This rating system estimates total energy released by an Earthquake
What is the moment magnitude scale?
Compression, tension and shearing are 3 types of what
Compression, tension and shearing are 3 types of what
What is stress?
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake is called
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake is called
What is a Tsunami?
A large area of flat land that is elevated high above sea level is a
A large area of flat land that is elevated high above sea level is a
What is a Plateau
These are the vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
These are the vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
What are Seismic waves?
This is the strength of earthquakes as measured by sesmic waves and movement along faults
This is the strength of earthquakes as measured by sesmic waves and movement along faults
What is magnitude?
This is an earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
This is an earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
What is an aftershock?
This scale measures the size of the sesmic waves
This scale measures the size of the sesmic waves
What is the Richter scale?
These waves vibrate side to side and up and down
These waves vibrate side to side and up and down
What are S (secondary) waves?
This scale measures the intensity of earthquakes
This scale measures the intensity of earthquakes
What is the Mercalli scale?
These waves move through BOTH solid and liquid
These waves move through BOTH solid and liquid
What are P (Primary) waves?
These are the 2 things geologists measure to predict earthquakes
These are the 2 things geologists measure to predict earthquakes
What is stress and defomation?
When normal faults uplift a block of rock the result is this
When normal faults uplift a block of rock the result is this
What is a fault block mountain?
These faults occur at Convergent boundaries
These faults occur at Convergent boundaries
What are reverse faults?
These faults occur at Divergent boundaries
These faults occur at Divergent boundaries
What are normal faults?
What 2 things do geologists take into account when determining earthquake risk
What 2 things do geologists take into account when determining earthquake risk
What is the location of the active fault and where past earthquakes have occcurred
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