lesson 5 vocab earthquakes Flashcards

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Branch of science deticated to studying earthquakes

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Seismolgy

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Bending tilting and breaking of the earth’s crust the chnge of rock in response due to stress

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Deformation

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3
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The suden return of elassticlly deformed rock to its unformed shape

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Elastic Rebound

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4
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Waves of energy that travel though the Earth

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Seismic waves

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5
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Waves that can travel throgh solids liquids and gases

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P waves

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6
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Shear wavesthat move sisde to side

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S waves

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7
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Move along earths surface

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Surface waves

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8
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Does not lead to Earthquakes

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Plastic Rebound

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