Chapter 5 Section 1 Flashcards
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Seismology
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The study of earth-quakes.
2
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Deformation
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The bending, tilting, and breaking of the earth’s crust; the change in shape of rock in response to stress.
3
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Elastic Rebound
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The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
4
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Seismic waves
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A wave of energy that travels through the earth, away from an earthquake.
5
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P waves
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A seismic Wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction.
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S waves
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A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction.
