5.2 Earthquake Measurements Flashcards
1
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an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
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Seismographs
2
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a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
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seismogram
3
Q
the point of Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point
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epicenter
4
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the point along the fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
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focus
5
Q
the simplest method by which seismologist find an earthquake’s epicenter
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time method
6
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used to measure the strength of earthquake’s
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Richter magnitude scale
7
Q
a measure of the strength of an earthquake
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magnitude
8
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a measure of the degree to which an earthquake is felt by people and the amount of damage that it has caused.
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intensity
