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seismology |
the study of earth quakes |
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deformation |
the bending , tilting , and breaking of earth's crust ;the change in the shape of rock in response of stress. |
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elastic rebound |
the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape |
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seismic waves |
a wave of energy that travels through the earth, away from an earth quake in all directions
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p- wave |
a seismic wave that causes particals of rock to move in a back - and -forth direction
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s- wave |
a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side to side direction |
