MODULE 1 Flashcards
composed of a sequence of shells or layers
geosphere
heaviest form
geosphere
known as core
barysphere
composed of inner and outer core
barysphere
densest central part of the earth
barysphere
known as mantle
asthenosphere
composed of hot, dense ultrabasic igneous rock
asthenosphere
2,685 thk.
asthenosphere
known as crust
lithosphere
thinnest outer, solid shells
lithosphere
200 km, density 1500 kg/m3
lithosphere
high pressure and temperature gradients between the crust
convection current
to develop a viscous mantle
convention current
cause the crust and some portion of the mantle to slide on the hot molten outer core
tectonic plate
made of either oceanic or continental crust
tectonic plate
move in difference direction
plate tectonics
difference speed relative to each other at a rate of 5 to 10cm per yr.
plate tectonics
pushed against and subduct under the continental plates, resulting in continental drift
oceanic plates
around of the rim of the pacific ocean
pacific ring of fire
vibrations or oscillations of the ground surface
earthquake
give rise to elastic impulses or waves
earthquake
develop by M.F. Reid (1906)
elastic bound theory
gradual accumulation & subsequent release of stress and strain
elastic rebound
earthquake occurs along the boundaries of the tectonic plates
interplate
occurring within the plates themselves away from the plate boundaries
intraplate
latur earthquake (1993)
intraplate
great assam earthquake (1950)
interplate
fault along the vertical and horizontal direction
dip slip
fault along the lateral direction
strike slip
moment of each couple
earthquake moment/seismic moment
used as a measure of earthquake size
earthquake moment/seismic moment
two plates pushed upwards against each other, formed major mountain systems
himalayas
well known as divergent boundary
mid-atlantic ridge
divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
mid-atlantic ridge
places where the plate slide sideway
transform boundaries
neither created or destroyed
transform boundaries
found on the sea floor
transform boundaries
connect segments of diverging mid-ocean
transform boundaries
california’s san andres fault length 1,200 km
transform boundaries
break, fracture, fissure or zone of weakness
fault
extend hundreds of km
fault
move within 10,000 yrs.
active fault
shows evidence or has documented history
active fault
weak to violent shaking of the ground
earthquake
dominantry right-lateral strike slip fault system in luzon
marikina valley fault system
application capable to do proximity searches to active faults
PHIVOLCS FaultFinder
vibration felt in the bedrock
shocks
preceded by smaller earthquake
foreshocks
larger earthquake are always followed
aftershocks
point of generation of an earthquake
focus / center
point on the earth’s surface directly above focus
epicenter
depth of the focus from the epicenter
focal depth
distance from the epicenter to any point of interest
focal distance
instrument used to measure the vibration. it is also used to measure the relativeness week ground motions
seismograph
record the movements of the earth
seismograms
sensor that detects ground shaking
seismometer
implies the location of its epicenter
locating earthquake
non-instrumental perceptibility of qualitative measure of damage to structures
intensity
composed of increasing levels of intensity
modified mercalli intensity
scale generally deal with the manner in which the earthquake is felt by people
lower numbers
scale and based on observed structural damage
high numbers
PEIS
PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale
used in phivolcs to measure the intensity of an earthquake
peis
measure the amount of energy released at the focus
magnitude
marks the intersection of the fault
ground rupture
vibration of the ground during an earthquake
ground shaking
behave like liquid similar to a quick sand
liquefaction
down slope movement of rock, soil and other debris commonly triggered by strong shaking
earthquake-induced landslide
series of waves caused commonly by an earthquake under the sea
tsunamis
travelling through the interior of the earth
body waves
resulting from interaction between body waves
surface waves
displacements of the ground due to movement of the fault
fissuring
also known as the gutenberg discontinuity
core-mantle boundary
density of mantle
6000 kg/m3
thickness of tectonic plate
about 80km
density of steel
7850 kg/m3
density of core
1600 kg/m3
cause the earth’s mass to circulate
convection current
large rigid blocks that makes up the earth’s crust
crustal plates
destructive margin
convergent boundary
largest strain energy released during an earthquake travels
seismic waves
size of seismic waves
amplitude
conservative margin
transform boundary
map that shows the intensity where the epicenter is near
isoseismal map
constructive margine
divergent boundary