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Terms(Science)
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- 1EARTHQUAKEA series of generated waves in the earth as a result of the sudden movement of part of
Earth's crust. - 2SEISMIC WAVEA shock wave produced by an earthquake
- 3EPICENTERThe point directly above the focus of an earthquake
- 4TSUNAMIGiant waves caused by an earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor
- 5FAULTINGBefore crack the earhth's crust
- 6STRESSTensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock.
- 7CONTINENTAL CRUSTSection of Earth's Crust that makes up Earth's Land masses
- 8OCEANIC CRUSTA section of earth's under the ocean floor
- 9CRUSTThin outermost layer of Earth
- 10INTENSITYThe degree or amount of strength or force that something has
- 11MAGNITUDEA number that shows the power of an earthquake
- 12FAULTA break or crack in the earth's crust
- 13PRIMARY WAVESA longitudinal wave similar to sound wave
- 14SECONDARY WAVESA wave where particles oscillate back
- 15SURFACE WAVESA wave that travels along the earth
- 16NORMAL FAULTAn inclined fault in which the hanging wall has slipped down relative to the footwall
- 17REVERSE FAULTA geological fault in which the hanging wall appears to have been pushed up along the footwall
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