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EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTS Flashcards

1
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hotter than earths surface

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INNERCORE

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2
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fracture in earths surface

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FAULT

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3
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forms when rocks of the crust are compressed/stretched

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FAULT

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4
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series of associated faults spreaded around the area

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FAULT ZONE

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5
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fault that has not be active for 10,000 years/ more dangerous

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INACTIVE FAULT

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6
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faults that occur more often/ less dangerous

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ACTIVE FAULT

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7
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stretched a way from each other

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TENSIONAL STRESS

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8
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pushed perpendicularly to the axis

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SHEAR STRESS

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9
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certain piece of landmass

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PLATE

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10
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what type of fault is a dipslip fault

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NORMAL FAULT

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11
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forms when rocks are stretched

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DIPSLIP FAULT

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12
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forms when rocks are compressed

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REVERSE FAULT

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13
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forms when it makes an angle of less than 45 degees

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THRUST FAULT

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14
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forced to move in parallel but different directions

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STRIKESLIP FAULT

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15
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shearing and compression or tension combine

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OBLIQUE STRIKE SLIP FAULT

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16
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long, narrow and usually steep sided

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TRENCHES

17
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most extensive fault zone in the Philippines

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PHILIPPINE FAULT SYSTEM

18
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marked by a break slop in between the mountains

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CENTRAL MINDORO FAULT

19
Q

near angat dam, santa rosa, tagaytay

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VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM

20
Q

how many important earthquakes in the past 1500 years

A

4

21
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found between batangas/mindoro and verde island/manila trench

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LUHANG FAULT

22
Q

does not break from stress exertion/ returns to its original shape

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KINETIC ENERGY

23
Q

energy: compressional/tensional stress potential energy

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ELASTIC ENERGY

24
Q

rocks break around the fault, the stored energy is released/ special type of kinetic energy

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SEISMIC ENERGY

25
Q

passes through rocks as seismic waves

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SEISMIC ENERGY

26
Q

points our rocks weakpoint

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HYPOCENTER

27
Q

edge of fault

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FAULT LINE

28
Q

directly above focus

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EPICENTER

29
Q

most powerful earthquake

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SOUTHERN CHILE EARTHQUAKE 1960

30
Q

9.0 mag earthquake

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SENDAI, TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE

31
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underwater coast of northwest/ generated giant tsunami

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SUMATRAN EARTHQUAKE DECEMBER 26, 2004

32
Q

who made first true seismology

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ITALIAN PHYSICIST AND PREIST FILIPPO CECHI

33
Q

has pendelum/ small pen attached to base of mass

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HORIZONTAL SEISMOGRAPH

34
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mass suspended by a spring that is attached to the base

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VERTICAL SEISMOGRAPH

35
Q

invented sensitive horizontal pendulum

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JOHN MILNIE

36
Q

better than old machines/ wirelessly transmitted

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SEISMOMETER

37
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data recorded by seismometer

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SEISMOGRAM

38
Q

comprised more than 150 permanent sensor

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GLOBAL SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK/ GSN

EARTHQUAKE (18 decks)

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