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19 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS ELASTIC LIMIT??
A POINT WHERE THE ROCKS BREAK WITH TOO MUCH FORCE. |
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WHAT TYPE OF BOUNDARY DO REVERSE FAULTS OCCUR ALONG ??
CONVERGENT |
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WHAT TYPE OF WAVE MOVES AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF THE WAVE ??
SECONDARY WAVES |
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SCIENTISTS USE 3 SEISMIC STATIONS TO LOCATE WHAT??
EPICENTER |
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SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF EARTHQUAKES INTERIOR BY NOTING THE CHANGE AND SPEED OF THE ??
P & S WAVES |
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THIS INSTRUMENT DESCRIBES THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE ??
SEISMOGRAPH |
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WHAT TYPE OF FAULT IS THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT ??
STRIKE SLIP |
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WHICH WAVE CAUSES THE MOST DAMAGE ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTHQUAKE??
SURFACE WAVES |
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WAVES SLOW DOWN WHEN THEY HIT THE PLASTIC-LIKE PART OF THE MANTLE, WHICH PART IS IT??
ASTHENOSPHERE |
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WHAT IS THE AREA BETWEEN 105---140 CALLED??
SHADOW ZONE |
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WHAT ARE THE SLOWEST WAVES ??
SURFACE WAVES |
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THE FARTHER APART PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SURFACE WAVES ARE THE ________ THE EPICENTER IS??
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WHAT TYPE OF FORCE ARE NORMAL FAULTS CAUSED BY??
TENSION |
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AT WHAT TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY DOES TENSION USUALLY OCCUR ??
DIVERGENT |
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WHAT TYPE OF FORCE IS GENERATED AT CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES ??
COMPRESSION |
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WHAT TYPE OF FAULT IS IT WHEN THE ROCKS ABOVE THE FAULT SURFACE ARE FORCED UP AND OVER THE ROCKS BELOW THE FAULT SURFACE??
REVERSE FAULTS |
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WHAT TYPE OF FORCE OCCURS AT TRANSFORM FAULT BOUNDARY AND CAUSE STRIKE SLIP FAULTS??
SHEAR |
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WHICH LAYERS ARE LISTED UNDER THE MANTLE??
OUTER AND INNER CORE |
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BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW SEISMOLOGIST LOCATE THE EPICENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE??
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