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- TRANSFORM
- wht kinda boundrys are usally modarate and shallow?
- EARTHQUAKE HAZZARDS
- measures how prone an area is to experiancing earthquakes in the future
- MILLION
- how much more energy dose the sun spots release?
- MASS DAMPER
- #1
- DISTANCE
- wht is based on the P and the S waves?
- SEISMOLOGIST
- who is a person tht studies earthquakes?
- RICTHER SCALE
- wht measures the magnitude or strength of an earthquake?
- PLASTIC
- wht kinda deformation dose not lead to earthquakes?
- GAP HYPOTHOSIS
- based on the idea tht a major earthquake is more likely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquake has occured for a period of time???
- DIVERGENT
- wht kinda boundrys are usally wak and shallow?
- BASE ICOLATERS
- #5
- CROSS BRACES
- #2
- BODY
- seismic waves are broken down into to groups?wht group travels trough the earth?
- STRENGTH AND FREQUANCY
- wht = 10??????
- SEISMOLOGY
- wht is the study of earthquakes?
- EPICENTER
- the point on the earths surface directly above the starting point?
- AFTERSHOCK
- weaker earthquakes tht fallow stronger earthquakes?
- FOCUS
- the point along a fault at witch the first motion of an earthquake occurs?
- EARTHQUAKE
- wht is a vibration in the earth?
- SECONDARY
- another name for s-waves can travel through solids only? come second?
- PRIMARY
- is another name for p-wave can travel trough solids liquids and gases?come first?
- DEFORMATION
- wht is the bending tilting and breaking of the earths crust due to responce in stress??
- SOLAR FLARES
- wht produce seismic waves????
- CRUST AND MANTLE
- the moho marks the boundry between wht?
- ACTIVE TENDON SYSTEM
- #4
- MOHO
- a place in the earth where seismic waves incress sharply?
- SURFACE
- wht kinda seismic waves travel on the SURFACE of the earth?
- SHADOW ZONE
- an area on the earths surface where no direct seimic waves can be detcted?
- FLEXIBLE PIPES
- #3
- ELASTIC REBOUND
- wht is the sudden return of elasticity deformed rock to it undeformed shape?
- 31.7
- each unit increses on the richter scale releases _____ times more energy?
- GET UNDER SUMTHING STURDY
- wht should u do if ur in a home or building during an earthquake?
- ELASTIC
- wht kinda deformaition leads to earthquakes?
- SEISMOGRAM
- the tracing created by the seismograph?
- FAULT
- wht is a break in the earths curst tht slide relitive to each other are?
- GET TO AN OPEN SPACE
- wht do u do if ur outside during a earthquake?
- SEISMOGRAPH
- an insterment tht records vibrations in the ground and records the strength of it and the location
- TECTONIC PLATES MEET
- most earthquakes occur where to......
- SEISMIC GAP
- an area along a fault where relitively few earthquakes have occured recently but where strong earthquakes have occured in the past???
- CONVERGENT
- wht kinda boundrys are usally strong and deep?
- SEISMIC WAVES
- wht are waves of energy tht travel through the earth?