Chapter 5 Section 1 Flashcards
1
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the study of earthquakes
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seismology
2
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scientists who study earthquakes
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seismologists
3
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giant pieces of Earth’s thin , outermost layer
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tectonic plates
4
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a break in Earth’s crust
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fault
5
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the movement of Earth that shakes the ground
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earthquake
6
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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
7
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the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
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elastic rebound
8
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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
9
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seismic waves that travels through Earth’s interior
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body waves
10
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seismic waves that travels along Earth’s surface
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surface waves
11
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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
