T3 L4 stuff Flashcards
1
Q
Compression and Reverse
A
Convergent
2
Q
Tension and Normal
A
Divergent
3
Q
Shearing and Strike-slip
A
Transform
4
Q
Seismograph
A
measures seismic waves
5
Q
Magnitude
A
Describes how strong an earthquake is
6
Q
Fault
A
a break in earth’s crust or mantle
7
Q
3 types of faults
A
Normal, Reverse, and Strik-slip fault
8
Q
Earthquakes
A
Shaking and trembling of Earth’s crust
9
Q
P Waves
A
- Compress and expand
- Primary wave
10
Q
S waves
A
- Move the ground side to side or up and down
- Secondary waves
11
Q
Surface Waves
A
- Rolling motion like wave oceans
- Form when P and S waves come to the surface
12
Q
What wave does the most damage?
A
Surface Waves
13
Q
What is the fastest wave?
A
P Waves
14
Q
3 Stresses
A
Compressions, Tension, and Shearing
15
Q
Compression
A
squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
