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seismic energy/kinetic Flashcards

1
Q

DID NOT BREAK FROM STRESS, RETURNS TO ORIGINAL SHAPE

A

KINETIC ENERGY

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2
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COMPRESSIONAL/TENSION STRESS - TYPE OF ENERGY

A

ELASTIC ENERGY

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WHEN ROCKS BREAK AROUND THE FAULT, THE STORED ENERGY IS RELEASED/ SPECIAL TYPE OF KINETIC ENERGY

A

SEISMIC ENERGY

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4
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POINTS OUT ROCKS WEAKPOINT

A

FOCUS

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5
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ROCKS MOVE UNDERGROUND/ MOVEMENT TAKES PLACE

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FAULT PLANE

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6
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EDGE OF FAULT

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FAULT LINE

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7
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DIRECTLY ABOVE FOCUS

A

EPICENTER

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8
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HOW MANY TYPES OF EARTHQUAKES ARE THERE

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3

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STRONGEST EARTHQUAKE (MAG 9.5)

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SOUTHERN CHILE EARTHQUAKE

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10
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ITALIAN PHYSICIST AND PRIEST FILIPPO CECCHI CREATED ____________

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TRUE SESIMOLOGY

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11
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HAS A SMALL PEN ATTACHED TO ITS BASE

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HORIZONTAL SESIMOGRAPH

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12
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MASS SUSPENDED BY A SPRING THAT IS ATTACHED TO A FRAME

A

VERTICAL SESISMOGRAPH

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13
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INVENTED “SENSITIVE HORIZONTAL PENDULUM”

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JOHN MILNIE

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14
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BETTER THAN OLD MACHNES/ WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTED FROM SENSOR TO COMPUTER

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SEISMOMETER

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15
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COMPROMISED MORE THAN 150 PERMANENT SENSOR

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SEISMOGRAM

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16
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HEIGHT WAVE OF SEISMOGRAM

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AMPLITUDE

17
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DAMAGE TAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE

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INTENSITY

18
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HOW STRONG EARTHQUAKE

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MAGNITUDE

19
Q

ABOUT 2080KM/ THICKEST OF ALL LEVEL

A

MANTLE

20
Q

PLASTIC/ WEAKER LAYER UNDER CRUST

A

UPPER MANTLE

21
Q

ONLY LIQUID CORE/ COMPOSED OF NICKEL AND IRON (2266KM )

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OUTERCORE

22
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DENSEST LAYER/ COMPOSED OF SOLID IRON AND SMALL AMOUNT OF NICKEL

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INNERCORE

23
Q

ABOVE UPPER MANTLE

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ASTHENOSPHERE

24
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FASTEST TYPE OF WAVE/ LONGTITUDINAL

A

P WAVE

25
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TRANSVERSE WAVE

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S WAVE

26
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DISCONTINUITY OF CRUST AND MANTLE

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MOHOROVICIC

27
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DISCONTINUITY BETWEEN SOLID AND LOWER MANTLE

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GUTENBERG

EARTHQUAKE (8 decks)

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