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GRANT GREENSTEIN FORCES INSIDE THE EARTH
GRANT GREENSTEIN
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Science
7th Grade
03/06/2014

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FAULT
Definition
PLACE WHERE ROCKS BREAK
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EARTHQUAKES
Definition
VIBRATIUONS CAUSED NBY BREAKING ROCKS
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NORMAL FAULTS
Definition
FOUND AT DIVERGENT BOUNDARY - PLATES PULL APART
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REVERSE FAULTSH
Definition
FOUND AT CONVERGENT BOUNDARY - PLATES PUSH TOGETHER
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STRIKE SLIP FAULTS
Definition
FOUND AT TRANSFORM BOUNDARY - PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
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SEISMIC WAVE
Definition
PRESSURE WAVE GENERATED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
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FOCUS
Definition
POINT UDERGROUND WHERE EARTHQUAKES BEGIN
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EPICENTER
Definition
POINT ON EARTH'S SURFACE RIGHT ABOVE THE FOCUS
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PRIMARY WAVES
Definition
FASTEST, UNDEGROUND
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SECONDARY WAVES
Definition
NEXT FASTEST, UNDERGROUND
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SURFACE WAVES
Definition
SLOWEST, TRAVEL ON SURFACE, MOST DESTRUCTIVE
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SEISMOGRAPH
Definition
INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE EARTHQUAKES (SIZE AND LOCATION)
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MAGNITUDE
Definition
STRENGTH OF EARTHQUAKE
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RICHTER SCALE
Definition
MEASUREMNE OF EARTHQUAKE IN MAGNITUDE
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LIQUIFICATION
Definition
WHEN THE GROUND ACTS LIKE A LIQUID DURING AN EARTHQUAKE
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TSUNAMIS
Definition
LARGE WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
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LITHOSPEHERE
Definition
MADE UP OF CRUST AND THE OUTER MOST PART OF THE MANTLE
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CRUST
Definition
OUTER COVERING ON THE EARTH
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CORE
Definition
INNERMOST LAYERING IN THE EARTH
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MAGNITUDE
Definition
THE ENERGY OF AN EARTHQUAKE
Term
where did the largest recent earthquake occur
Definition
California
Term
How many earthquakes each year
Definition
500,000
Term
how many earthquakes can actually be felt
Definition
100,000
Term
what percent does the earthquakes per year can be felt
Definition
20%
Term
Where was the largest earthquake ever recorded
Definition
Chile
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Where and when was the world's most deadly earthquake
Definition
China in 1556
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How often does a 10.0 magnitude earthquake happen
Definition
never
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