Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
the study of earthquakes
A
seismology
2
Q
the bending, tilting, and breaking of the earths crust; the change in shape of rock in response to stress
A
deformation
3
Q
the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
A
elastic rebound
4
Q
a wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all direction
A
seismic wave
5
Q
a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction
A
p wave
6
Q
a seismic wave that causes particles to move in a side-to-side direction
A
s wave
