Waves of energy that pass through the Earth

The process by which convergent plates collide and one slides under the other.

This is released when an earthquake occurs.

Approximately 1,000,000 of these occur every year.

Earthquakes affect this layer of Earth.

Most earthquakes occur near ____________   ___________________.

Earthquakes at ____________ zones are shallow and not very violent. (divergent, convergent, transform)

This "zip code" is where the majority of earthquakes occur: ___________  ___  _________.

Earthquakes at ____________ zones are deeper and thus more severe. (divergent, convergent, transform)

Earthquakes at ____________ boundaries are the most destructive. (divergent, convergent, transform)

A fault in which 2 fault blocks move past each other vertically.

A fault in which the hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall.

A fault in which the hanging wall moves up in relation to the footwall.

The slow movement of rock on opposite sides of a fault.

The San Andreas fault is this type of fault.

A scale used to measure an earthquake's intensity based on eyewitness observation.

The point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins.

The second fastest seismic waves which travel only through solids.

The process by which soil loses strength and acts as a liquid.

An instrument that measures and records earthquake waves.

Tremors that follow major earthquakes.

A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

Tears in the Earth's crust caused by the friction of a fault.

Why are fires so common after earthquakes?

Created when the element Uranium breaks down. Can be released suddenly when an earthquake occurs.

What is this S-P lag time being used to help determine?