EARTHQUAKE Flashcards
FRACTURE/BREAK IN EARTHS SURFACE
FAULT
FAULT THAT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN ACTIVE FAULT
INACTIVE FAULT
SAFER/OCCURED LESS THAN 10 000 YEARS AGO
ACTIVE FAULT
HOW MANY TYPES OF STRESS ARE THERE
3
STRESS= PUSHED PERPENDICULARLY TO AXIS
SHEAR STRESS
STRESS THAT HAPPENS BY BEING STRETCHED AWAY FROM EACHOTHER
TENSIONAL STRESS
HANGING WALLS MOVING DOWNWARD
DIPSLIP FAULT
FAULT THAT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS COMPRESSED AND MAKES AN ANGLE LESS THAN 45 DEGREE
REVERSED FAULT
FORCED TO MOVE PARALLEL BUT MOVES OPPOSITE DIRECTION
STRIKESLIP FAULT
SHEARING + TENSIONAL STRESS
OBLIQUE SLIP FAULT
LONG, NARROW AND SLANTED
TRENCHES
HOW MANY TRENCHES ARE THERE IN THE PH
5
MOST EXTENSIVE FAULT ZONE SYSTEM IN THE PH
PH FAULT ZONE
MARKED BY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AND ORIENTAL MINDORO
CENTRAL MINDORO FAULT
NEAR TAGAYTAY
VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM