5.1 Flashcards
1
Q
The study of earthquakes
A
Seismology
2
Q
The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response of stress
A
Deformation
3
Q
The sudden return of elastically deformed rock into it’s deformed shape
A
Elastic Rebound
4
Q
Deformation process that can lead to earthquakes
A
Elastic Deformation
5
Q
A wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from an earthquake in all directions
A
Seismic Waves
6
Q
The fastest seismic wave
A
P waves
7
Q
The second fastest seismic wave
A
S waves
8
Q
Do the most destruction and travel on Earth’s surface
A
Surface Waves
9
Q
A deformation process that can not cause earthquakes
A
Plastic Rebound
