Details Title: 17.2 vocab Description: earth Total Flash Cards: 7 Created: 01/29/2007 15:24:33		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term focus Definition the area along a fault at which slip wage first occurs or an intiating earthquake Term epicenter Definition the point on earths surface directly above the focuz on an earthquake Term p waves Definition primary waves the long longtitudinal waves generated by an earthquake Term s waves Definition secondary waves; the transverse waves generated by an earthquake Term surface waves Definition a seismic wave that travels along earth's surface Term seismology Definition the study of earthquakes and related phenomenon Term richter scale Definition scale that expresses the relative magnitude of an earthquake