Earthquakes Flashcards
Fault
A line where plates slide and cause earthquakes
Ring of fire
A region of plates in the pacific known for having high seismic and volcanic activity
Transform/ Strike slip
When two plates slide past horizontally
Divergent/normal
When two plates hit eachother
Convergent/reverse
When one plate slide under another
P-waves
Moves through liquid and goes back and forth
S-waves
Moves side to side and it can’t move through liquids
Epicenter
A central point where a disaster happens on the surface
Focus
A central point where a earthquake occurs inside the earths surface
Richter scale
scale used to measure earthquakes
Explosive volcano
When an eruption spread magma and ash in the air
Non explosive volcano
When magma just flows
Krakitoa
A volcano that could be heard from Australia
Yellowstone super volcano
overdue super volcano that could destroy Midwest
San andreas falt
Giant falt that runs through california
