Q4: Lesson 1 | Earthquake Hazards Flashcards

1
Q

is a feeble shaking to violent trembling of the ground produced by the sudden displacement of rocks or rock materials below the earths surface

A

earthquake

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2
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generated by the sudden displacement along faults in the solid and rigid layer of the earth

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tectonic eathquake

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3
Q

earthquakes induced by rising lava or magma beneath active volcanoes

A

volcanic earthquake

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4
Q

a body wave that is the fastest

A

p waves (primary)

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5
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push-pull movement wave

A

p waves (primary)

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6
Q

waves that can move through solid and fluid

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p waves (primary)

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7
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body wave that is slower than p wave

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s waves (secondary)

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8
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up and down, side to side movement wave

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s waves (secondary)

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9
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waves that can only move through solids

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s waves (secondary)

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10
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waves that travel outward

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surface waves

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11
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it is the slowest type of wave

A

surface wave

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12
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wave that moves perpendicular

A

love wave

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13
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wave that moves parallel and perpendicular

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rayleigh wave

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14
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disruptive up-down and sideways movement or motion experienced during an earthquake

A

ground shaking

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15
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displacement on the ground due to movement of fault

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ground rupture

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16
Q

process that transform the behavior of a body of sediments from a solid to a liquid when subjected to extremely intense shaking

A

liquefaction

17
Q

movement of rock, earth, or debris down a sloped section of land caused by extreme shaking of the ground

A

earthquake-induced landslide

18
Q

aka seismic sea wave, is a series of waves n a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water