Earthquake lesson 1 Flashcards
1
Q
the vibration of earth caused by the rapid release of energy
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Earthquake
2
Q
A broken segment of a litosphere
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Plate
3
Q
Two plates collides with each other
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Convergent
4
Q
two plates moving away
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Divergent
5
Q
Two plates slide past with each other
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Transform
6
Q
The origin of the earthquake
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Focus
7
Q
Force acting on some area
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Stress
8
Q
Type of stress that pulls the rock apart
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Tensional stress
9
Q
Type of stress that squeezes the rock
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Compressional stress
10
Q
Type of stress that moves horizontally
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Shear stress
11
Q
A break or fracture on a rock
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Fault
12
Q
A fault that has a possibility to move again in the future
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Active fault
13
Q
No fault movement after past million years
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Inactiver fault
14
Q
0-70km focus earthquake
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Shallow focus earthquake
15
Q
70 - 700km earthquake
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Deep focus earthquake
