EARTHQUAKE!
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1. the point within Earth where seismic waves originate
11. scale used to measure earthquakes
13. point on Earth's surface directly over the focus
14. wave that causes ground to move side to side perpendicular to direction of wave
15. trembling or shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy stored in rocks
16. small earthquake the follows the main shock
19. huge ocean wave produced by displaced sea floor
20. wave energy produced by an earthquake
21. measure of earthquake's size by affects on people and buildings
Down
2. diagonal motion of blocks
3. measures intensity of waves propagated by earthquakes
4. distinct earthquake zone that begins at an oceanic trench
5. measure of the energy released through an earthquake
6. waves that move perpendicular to wave propogation
7. one block moves below another
8. movement of blocks is horizontal
9. one block is forced above another
10. a compressional force that moves with the direction of the earthquake waves
11. surface seismic wave the behaves like a rolling ocean wave
12. a process using three measuring stations to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
17. paper record of earth vibration
18. a seismometer with a recording device
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seismograph a seismometer with a recording device
seismometer measures intensity of waves propagated by earthquakes
triangulation a process using three measuring stations to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
epicentre point on Earth's surface directly over the focus
Richterscale scale used to measure earthquakes
normalfault one block moves below another
reversefault one block is forced abvoe another
lateralfault movement of blocks is horizontal
oblique-slipfault diagonal motion of blocks
primarywaves a compressional force that moves with the direcion of the earthquake waves
secondarywaves waves that move perpendicular to wave propogation
aftershock small earthquake the follows the min shock
Benioffzone distinct earthquake zone that begins at an oceanic trench
earthquake trembling or shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy stored in rocks
focus the point within Earth where seismic waves originate
intensity measure of Earthquakes size by affects on people and buildings
lovewave wave that causes ground to move side to side perpendicular to direction of wave
magnitude measure of the energy released through an earthquake
rayleighwave surface seismic wave the behaves like a rolling ocean wave
seismicwave wave energy produced by an earthquake
seismogram paper record of earth vibration
tsunami huge ocean wave produced by displaced sea floor