Chapter 5 Section 1 Flashcards

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the study of earthquakes

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seismology

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scientists who study earthquakes

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seismologists

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giant pieces of Earth’s thin , outermost layer

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tectonic plates

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a break in Earth’s crust

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fault

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5
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the movement of Earth that shakes the ground

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earthquake

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the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust; the change of shape of rock due to stress

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deformation

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the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape

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elastic rebound

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a wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions

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seismic waves

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seismic waves that travels through Earth’s interior

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body waves

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seismic waves that travels along Earth’s surface

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surface waves

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a seismic wave that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction

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P waves

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