L5.1 FAULTS AND FOLDS Flashcards

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1
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The shaking or trembling caused by the sudden release of energy.

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Earthquakes

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It is usually associated with faulting or breaking of rocks.

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Earthquakes

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3
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The study of Earthquakes.

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Seismology

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Scientists who study Earthquakes.

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Seismologists

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The change to the shape of rock in response to stress.

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Deformation

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It is internal; the reaction of a material to pressure applied to it.

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Stress

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Deformation; measure of how the dimension changes.

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Strain

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Stress in which the rocks move in two opposite directions.

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Shearing

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Stress in which it pulls apart.

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Tension

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Stress in which it pushes together.

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Compression

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Type of deformation wherein it deforms like a piece of clay.

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Plastic Deformtion

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12
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Type of deformation in wherein it does not cause earthquakes.

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Plastic Deformation

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13
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Type of deformation in wherein it causes earthquakes.

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Elastic Deformation

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Type of deformation in wherein it returns to original form when stress is removed.

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Elastic Deformation

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Type of deformation in wherein rocks keep stretching until they finally break.

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Elastic Deformation

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16
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Type of deformation wherein broken pieces return to their unstretched shape.

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Elastic Deformation

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It is a break in the Earth’s crust along which the blocks of the crust slide relative to one another

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Fault

18
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Where do Earthquakes occur?

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Most take place near the edges of the tectonic plates

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These are places where a large number of faults are located.

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Earthquake Zones

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TRUE OR FALSE

All faults are on plate boundaries.

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False. NOT all faults are on plate boundaries.

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This is where slabs of crust slide past each other.

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Fault

22
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In a Normal Fault, the force is called ________.

A

Tension

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In a Reverse Fault, the force pushing is called _________________.

A

Compression

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These are vertical fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally.

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Strike-slip Faults

25
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Waves of energy that travel through the Earth.

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Seismic Waves

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Seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s interior. What are it’s two types?

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Body Waves. It’s two types are P waves and S waves.

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Seismic waves that travel along the Earth’s surface.

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Surface Waves.

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These body waves can travel through solids. liquids, and gases.

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P Waves

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These body waves can’t travel through parts of the Earth that are all liquid.

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S Waves

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These body waves are the fastest waves.

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P Waves

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These body waves are slower that P waves and arrive later.

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S Waves

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These body waves are also called the primary waves.

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P Waves

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These body waves are also called secondary waves.

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S Waves

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These body waves move rock back and forth squeezing and stretching the rock.

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P Waves

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These body waves stretch the rock sideways, movement is side to side.

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S Waves

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These waves travel more slowly than body waves and are more destructive

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Surface Waves