earthquakes Flashcards
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Focus
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Piont beneath earths surface were an earthquake starts
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Earthquake
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Sudden strong movements of earths crust
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Epicenter
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Place on earths surface directly above the focus
3
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Seismic
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An earthquake wave
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Seismograph
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Instrument that detects earthquakes
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P-wave
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Fastest earthquake wave
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S-wave
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Second earthquake wave to be recorded
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L-wave
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Surface wave
8
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Richter scale
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Scale that measures the energy released by an earthquake
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Tsunami
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Large ocean wave caused by an earthquake
