Chapter 6C-D Flashcards by Evangeline Whitcomb

Q

Three types of waves?

A

P wave S wave and seductus wave

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Fastest and smallest way

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P wave

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Strongest wave

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Seductus wave

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Slowest and most destructive wave

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S wave

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Two types of S waves

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Rayleigh and Love

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Area that does not receive any direct P waves

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Shadow zone

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Stoppped by liquid core

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S waves

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Being bent by liquid core

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P waves

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Q

Center of an earthquakes gravity

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Focus

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On earths surface above the focus

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Epicenter

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Q

Measure focus by measuring what?

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3 types of focuses

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Amount of energy released by the earthquake

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Magnitude

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Measures units of magnitude

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Richter scale

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Each magnitude has how much the last?

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31.6 as much energy

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Measure stronger more distant earthquakes

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Moment Magnitude scale

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Measure of destructiveness of an earthquakes

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Earthquake intensity

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How long it lasts?

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Duration

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Measures damage

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Mercalli intensity scale

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A source of danger

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Hazard

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A possibility of injury or death

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Risk

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An inactive part of an active fault

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Seismic gap

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Hight of zigzag

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Amplitude

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Quantifies the earthquakes size and energy released

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Magnitude