Science(earth part 2) Flashcards by Miles Barrozo | Brainscape

Q

below the fault surface

A

footwall

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block above the inclined fault

A

hanging wall

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Q

hanging wall moved downward

A

normal dips slip

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hanging wall has moved upward

A

reverse dip slip

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Q

movement is horizontal to the strike of the fault

A

strike

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Q

both up down and horizontal movement

A

oblique slip

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Q

records 5 earthquakes a day in the philippines

A

Philvocs

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philvocs stands for

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philippine institute of volcanology and seismology

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scientific study of waves

A

seismology

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Q

sensitive instruments used to measure seismic waves

A

seismometer

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Q

waves that move through earth’s interioir

A

Body waves
1. primary
2. secondary

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waves that can olny propagate in the crust

A

surface waves
1. rayleigh waves
2. love waves

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Q

shear wave that shakes the ground

A

s.wave

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Q

travels similarly to a water ripple

A

rayleigh waves

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Q

causes horizontal shearing

A

love waves

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Q

it travels faster than seismic waves

A

p waves