5.1 Flashcards
seismology
The study of earthquakes
Deformation
The bending, folding and breaking of he Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of frock in response to stress
Elastic Rebound
The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
seismic wave
A wave of energy that travels through Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions
p wave
a seismic wave that causes particles of a rock to move in back and fourth direction
s wave
a wave that causes particles of a rock to move in a side to side direction
secondary waves
is another name for s waves
primary waves
is another name for p waves
body wave
travel through Earths interoir
surface waves
travel along the earths surface
convergent mothin
occurs where two plates push together
divergent motion
occurs where two plates pull away from each other
