Earthquake Vocabulary Practice
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- Q1a fault in which the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock belowStrike Slip FaultOver FaultReverse FaultNormal Fault30s
- Q2are push-pull waves, compression wavesSeismic WavesP- WavesSurface WavesS- Waves30s
- Q3a vibration of the earth produced by a rapid release of energySeismic WaveSeismographEarthquakeMass Movement30s
- Q4seismic sea wavesEarthquakeTsunamiSurface WavesS Waves30s
- Q5the fault plane moves up in relation to the material belowOver FaultReverse FaultStrike Slip FaultNormal Fault30s
- Q6shake the particles at right angles in the direction they travelS- WavesSurface WavesP- WavesAftershocks30s
- Q7an area along a fault where there has been no earthquake activity for a long period of timeSeismographEpicenterSeismic GapFocus30s
- Q8a fault in which the movement is horizontal and parallelOver FaultReverse FaultStrike Slip FaultNormal Fault30s
- Q9is the outermost 'sphere' of the solid Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantleOuter CrustgeosphereLithosphereasthenosphere30s
- Q10seismic waves that travel along earth’s outer layerP- WavesS- WavesSurface WavesUpper Waves30s
- Q11the release of energy stored in deformed rocksP- WavesLithosphereSurface WavesElastic Rebound Hypothesis30s
- Q12a crack in the earth where movement has occurredFocusSurface WaveFaultEpicenter30s
- Q13the location on the surface directly above the focusFocuspoint sourceFaultEpicenter30s
- Q14small earthquakes that often come before a major oneAftershockForeshocksP- WavesS- Waves30s
- Q15instruments that record earthquake wavesThermocoupleManometerSeismographHydrometer30s