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20 Cards in this Set
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Fault and force at a divergent boundary. |
Normal-Tension |
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Fault and force at a transform boundary |
Strike-slip-Shearing |
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Locating the epicenter by drawing three circles and finding where the three intersect is called. |
Triangulation |
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Scientists have been able to use earthquake waves to find out what about the Earth. |
Size of layers |
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Vibrations caused by energy released when a break occurs at a fault is what? |
Seismic waves |
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Earthquake waves that arrive at the surface first |
Primary |
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Earthquake waves that cause the ground to shake and makes rocks roll like an ocean wave. |
Surface |
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The movement of rock particles during the passage of the S waves |
Right angles |
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The movement of rock particles during the passage of P waves |
Backward and forward |
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The sequence of waves during an earthquake from first to last |
Primary, Secondary, and Surface |
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Force that causes plates to go horizontally past each other |
Shearing |
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Type of stress that creates reverse faults |
Compression |
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What type of fault is created by tensional forces |
Normal |
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A fault where rocks slip past each other horizontally |
Strike-slip |
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Type of force at a strike-slip fault |
Shearing |
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Force that pushes rock in opposite directions |
Tension |
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Changes in Earth's interior have been detected due to what? |
Seismic waves |
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The force that squeezes rock together |
Compression |
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When the force on rocks is great enough, they break, producing these vibrations |
Earthquakes |
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Once the elastic limit of rocks is passed, they break and move along these surfaces |
Faults |
