5.1 Flashcards
1
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The study of earthquakes
A
Seismology
2
Q
The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
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Deformation
3
Q
The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
A
Elastic Rebound
4
Q
The process of when rock can stretch farther without breaking
A
Elastic Deformation
5
Q
When rock deforms in a plastic like manner
A
Plastic Deformation
6
Q
A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions
A
Seismic Wave
7
Q
A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction
A
P Wave
8
Q
A seismic wave that causes rock particles to move in a side-to-side direction
A
S wave
9
Q
Seismic waves that travel along the Earth’s surface
A
Surface Waves
