SCIENCE Flashcards

earthquakes and fault

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its a break in the earths crust along the break, significant movement has taken

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fault

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2
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a short orgin of the earthquake
region where the rocks break

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focus/hypocenter

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3
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the point in earths, above the focus.
the most violent shaking of the ground

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epicenter

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waves of energy caused by sudeen breatung of rock within the earth or an explosion

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seismic waves

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The various of seismic waves (3)

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  • P wave velocity = 5-8 km/s
  • Swave velocity is 40 percent slower
  • Surface wave is slowest, but largest
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What are Earths crust 2 sections?

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CONTINENTAL CRUST
OCEANIC CRUST

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makes up earths landmasses

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continental crust

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found in the ocean floor, usually thinner than continental crust

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oceanic crust

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9
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This push pull is called ____ ?

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STRESS

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10
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The stress force called compression squeezes rock until it folds or break

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Compression

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11
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what is a fault?

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Fracture in rocks along which movement occured

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12
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What are the kinds of Fault?

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*Normal fault/Normal dip slip fault
*Reverse dip slip fault/Thrust Fault

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13
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What are the two blocks of a faulted rock

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HANGING WALL
FOOT WALL

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14
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is a slip fault/wrench fault

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Strike

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15
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the fault that usually where there is displacement

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active faults

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16
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is a fault that structures that can be identified but which do not cause an earthquake

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inactive faults

17
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what is PHIVOLCS?

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology n Seismology

18
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They are found in the eintire county of the philippines?

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Faults n Trenches

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Are the deepest part of the oceans, usually V-shaped

20
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are found close to the continents, near strings of islands

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Faults n Trenches

21
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Shaking and Trembling of the Earth

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Earthquake

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The most common cause of Earthquake

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Is a giant ocean wave caused by earthquake that occur on the ocean floor

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What is the world’s worst natural disaster?

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The point/region where an earthquake ruptures, the rocks breaks
Focus
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Underground point of origin of an earthquake
Hypocenter
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The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus This where the most violent shaking of the ground occurs
Epicenter
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The distance between the focus n the epicenter
Focal Depth
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Are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking if rock within the earth or an explosion
Seismic waves
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Three main types of seismic waves
PRIMARY WAVES (P WAVES) SECPNDARY WAVES (S WAVES) SURFACE WAVES (L WAVE)
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The fastest of the seismic waves It can move through solid rocks
Primary waves
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The second wave you feel in an earthquake, is slower than P wave and can only move through solid not through liquid and gasses, move rock particles up n down or side to side perpendicular
Secondary Wave
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Travels from the focus directly upward to the epicenter
Surface wave
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3 types of seismic waves
body = a. Primary waves b. Secpndary wave Surface - love + rayleigh waves
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move together + apart like according (fastest)
Primary wave
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move at right angles to direction of wave travel like a shake
Secondary wave
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move up + down like ocean waves (slowest) w side to side component
Surface love rayleigh wave
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an instrumeny that detects measures waves
Seismogram
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measures how much energy realeses by assigning the earthquake number 1 to 10
Ritcherscale