Ch 2 : Inside Earth Flashcards
1
Q
The block of rock that forms the upper half of the fault
A
Hanging wall
2
Q
An upward fold in rock formed by the compression of earths crust
A
Anticline
3
Q
A downward fold in rock formed by compression in earths crust
A
Sync line
4
Q
A type of seismic wave that compress and expands the ground
A
P wave
5
Q
A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side
A
S wave
6
Q
The point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes surface
A
Epicenter
7
Q
The point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
A
Focus
8
Q
The process by which an earthquakes violent movement suddenly turns into loose soil into liquid mud
A
Liquefaction
9
Q
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward caused by the tension in the crust
A
Normal fault
