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1
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what causes EQ’s?

A

earthquakes are a consequence of moving plates

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earthquake

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vibration from the sudden release of energy from an area along a fault

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fault

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fracture in the crust along which there has been movement. two blocks of rock move past each other

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normal fault

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divergent plate

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reverse fault

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convergent plate

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6
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strike -slip fault

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transformate plate

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7
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what causes the sudden release of energy

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plate movement, blocks are locked, elastic energy over comes friction,

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seismic waves

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vibration of EQ’s

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two types of seismic waves

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body waves, surface ways

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body waves

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goes through the earth

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11
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body waves types

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P waves, s waves

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p-waves (primary)

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first waves, compression, high velocity

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s-waves (secondary)

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sher, slower, only travels through solids

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14
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surface waves

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most distructive; on the surface

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15
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two types of surface waves

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love, rayleigh

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16
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love waves

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move side to side

17
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rayleigh waves

A

forward rolling motion

18
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measuring seismic waves

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waves recieved by a seismograph and the waves are recorded on a seismograph

19
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How are earthquakes epicenters located?

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using differences in arrival times between p and s waves

20
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semisgraphs

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locates distances not direction

21
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intersection of earthquakes

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epicenter

22
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earthquake strength is measured by

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intensity and magnitude

23
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intensity scale is based on

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damage

24
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Richter scale

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logarithmic based 10 scale

25
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amount of damage caused by an EQ is a function of

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duration and magnitude

26
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houses should be.. when in an earthquake area

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able to move and to be flexible

27
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Seismic gaps

A

potential sites for future earthquakes

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