science Flashcards

1
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are caused by the movement of tectonic plates

A

earthquakes

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2
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thinnest layer of the earth

A

crust

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3
Q

thickest layer of the earth

A

mantle

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4
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sudden movement or shakign of the earths surface

A

earthquakes

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5
Q

earthquake due to volcanic activity

A

volcanic earthquake

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6
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earthquake due to movement of tectonic plates

A

tectonic earthquakes

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7
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are breaks or fractures along the crust

A

faults

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8
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fault where the hanging wall is moving up

A

reverse fault

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9
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fault where the hanging wall is moving downwards to the footwall

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normal fault

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10
Q

origin of the earthquake inside of the eart

A

focus or hypocenter

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11
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the point on the surface of the earth above the focus

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epicenter

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12
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movement of rocks vertically

A

dip slip fault

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13
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results from tension

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normal fault

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14
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results from compression

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reverse fault

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15
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movements of rocks horizontally

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strike slip

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16
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instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes

A

seismograph

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16
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measured energy released by an earthquake

A

magnitude

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16
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earthquake with highest magnitude

A

mainshock

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16
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cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are travelling

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s wave

17
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magnitude is measured by

A

ritcher scale

18
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intensity is measured by

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phivolcs earthquake intensity scale

19
Q

relative effects caused by the earthquake it is a description

A

intensity

20
Q

phivolcs

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philippine institute of volcanology and seismology

21
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pagasa

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philippine atmospheric geophysical and astronomical services administration

22
Q

develops in the indian ocean

A

cyclone

23
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develops in the western pacific

A

typhoon

24
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develops in the atlantic and eastern pacific

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hurricane

24
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typhoons calm part

A

eye

25
Q

most violent wind

A

eye wall

26
Q

capable of producing heavy rains

A

rainbands

27
Q

scientist that studies weather

A

meteorologist

28
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scientific study of any celestial object

A

astronomy

29
Q

study of the origins and evolution of the universe

A

cosmology

30
Q

solid and irregularly shaped objects in the space

A

asteroids

31
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asteroid 530 km

A

vesta

32
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asteroid 950km

A

ceres

33
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area with high concentration of asteroids

A

asteroid belt

34
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types of asteroids

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s type , m type, c type

35
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based on location or path

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orbit

36
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within jupiters

A

trojan

37
Q

atmoshperhere around the nuclues halo of gas and dust

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coma

37
Q

small icy objects that orbit the sun and has a long tail of gas

A

comets

37
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tiny dust particales formt he nucleus

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tail

38
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main body of the comet

A

nuclues

39
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types of metoer

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meteoroid and meteorite