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MODULE 1 Flashcards

1
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composed of a sequence of shells or layers

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geosphere

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2
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heaviest form

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geosphere

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3
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known as core

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barysphere

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4
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composed of inner and outer core

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barysphere

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5
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densest central part of the earth

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barysphere

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6
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known as mantle

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asthenosphere

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7
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composed of hot, dense ultrabasic igneous rock

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asthenosphere

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8
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2,685 thk.

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asthenosphere

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9
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known as crust

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lithosphere

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10
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thinnest outer, solid shells

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lithosphere

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11
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200 km, density 1500 kg/m3

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lithosphere

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12
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high pressure and temperature gradients between the crust

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convection current

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13
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to develop a viscous mantle

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convention current

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14
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cause the crust and some portion of the mantle to slide on the hot molten outer core

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tectonic plate

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15
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made of either oceanic or continental crust

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tectonic plate

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16
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move in difference direction

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plate tectonics

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17
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difference speed relative to each other at a rate of 5 to 10cm per yr.

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plate tectonics

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18
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pushed against and subduct under the continental plates, resulting in continental drift

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oceanic plates

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19
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around of the rim of the pacific ocean

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pacific ring of fire

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20
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vibrations or oscillations of the ground surface

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earthquake

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21
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give rise to elastic impulses or waves

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earthquake

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22
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develop by M.F. Reid (1906)

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elastic bound theory

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23
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gradual accumulation & subsequent release of stress and strain

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elastic rebound

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24
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earthquake occurs along the boundaries of the tectonic plates

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interplate

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25
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occurring within the plates themselves away from the plate boundaries

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intraplate

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26
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latur earthquake (1993)

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intraplate

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27
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great assam earthquake (1950)

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interplate

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28
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fault along the vertical and horizontal direction

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dip slip

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29
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fault along the lateral direction

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strike slip

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30
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moment of each couple

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earthquake moment/seismic moment

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31
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used as a measure of earthquake size

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earthquake moment/seismic moment

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32
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two plates pushed upwards against each other, formed major mountain systems

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himalayas

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33
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well known as divergent boundary

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mid-atlantic ridge

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34
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divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other

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mid-atlantic ridge

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35
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places where the plate slide sideway

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transform boundaries

36
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neither created or destroyed

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transform boundaries

37
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found on the sea floor

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transform boundaries

38
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connect segments of diverging mid-ocean

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transform boundaries

39
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california’s san andres fault length 1,200 km

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transform boundaries

40
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break, fracture, fissure or zone of weakness

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fault

41
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extend hundreds of km

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fault

42
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move within 10,000 yrs.

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active fault

43
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shows evidence or has documented history

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active fault

44
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weak to violent shaking of the ground

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earthquake

45
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dominantry right-lateral strike slip fault system in luzon

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marikina valley fault system

46
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application capable to do proximity searches to active faults

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PHIVOLCS FaultFinder

47
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vibration felt in the bedrock

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shocks

48
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preceded by smaller earthquake

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foreshocks

49
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larger earthquake are always followed

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aftershocks

50
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point of generation of an earthquake

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focus / center

51
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point on the earth’s surface directly above focus

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epicenter

52
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depth of the focus from the epicenter

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focal depth

53
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distance from the epicenter to any point of interest

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focal distance

54
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instrument used to measure the vibration. it is also used to measure the relativeness week ground motions

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seismograph

55
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record the movements of the earth

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seismograms

56
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sensor that detects ground shaking

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seismometer

57
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implies the location of its epicenter

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locating earthquake

58
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non-instrumental perceptibility of qualitative measure of damage to structures

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intensity

59
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composed of increasing levels of intensity

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modified mercalli intensity

60
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scale generally deal with the manner in which the earthquake is felt by people

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lower numbers

61
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scale and based on observed structural damage

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high numbers

62
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PEIS

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PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale

63
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used in phivolcs to measure the intensity of an earthquake

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peis

64
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measure the amount of energy released at the focus

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magnitude

65
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marks the intersection of the fault

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ground rupture

66
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vibration of the ground during an earthquake

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ground shaking

67
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behave like liquid similar to a quick sand

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liquefaction

68
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down slope movement of rock, soil and other debris commonly triggered by strong shaking

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earthquake-induced landslide

69
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series of waves caused commonly by an earthquake under the sea

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tsunamis

70
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travelling through the interior of the earth

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body waves

71
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resulting from interaction between body waves

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surface waves

72
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displacements of the ground due to movement of the fault

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fissuring

73
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also known as the gutenberg discontinuity

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core-mantle boundary

74
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density of mantle

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6000 kg/m3

75
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thickness of tectonic plate

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about 80km

76
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density of steel

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7850 kg/m3

77
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density of core

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1600 kg/m3

78
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cause the earth’s mass to circulate

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convection current

79
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large rigid blocks that makes up the earth’s crust

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crustal plates

80
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destructive margin

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convergent boundary

81
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largest strain energy released during an earthquake travels

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seismic waves

82
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size of seismic waves

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amplitude

83
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conservative margin

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transform boundary

84
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map that shows the intensity where the epicenter is near

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isoseismal map

85
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constructive margine

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divergent boundary

86
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A

EARTHQUAKE (2 decks)

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