Trails Of Natural Phenomena Flashcards
two blocks of earth suddenly slip past each other
earthquake
surface where they slip
faults
Amount of energy released during an earthquake by the richter scale
Magnitude
it measures and describes the magnitude in terms of numerical value to 1-10
Richter scale
The american seismologist that invented the richter scale
Charles Richter
Observation to the damage done by the earthquake
Intensity
Measures the intensity
Mercalli Scale
He invented the mercalli scale
Guiseppe Mercalli
Strongest earthquake of magnitude 9 existed in what country?
Chile
One of the strongest earthquake in ____
Haiti
Country that experiences constant and strong earthquakes
Japan
Highly sensitive instrument that can record any ground motion of the surface of the earth
Seismograph
The recordings or visual representation of what is recorded from seismograph
Seismogram
It travels through the surface from the release of seismic energy
Seismic waves
Causes the vibration we feel from an earthquake
Seismic waves
P in P-wave stands for ______
Primary
S in S wave stands for
Secondary
It is the initial wave or what travels first
P-wave
It moves at a right angle in relation of the direction of wave
S-wave
It is linear or straight direction
P-wave
Wave-like motion
S-wave
Up and down motion
S wave
Slide past against eachother
Love wave
Known as the most destructive wave and the movement is circular
Rayleigh wave
wave that travels through the interior of the earth
Body wave
wave in the surface. Travels through a rock in an up and down motion similar to ocean wave
Surface wave
