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| when a rock breaks it moves along the Fault |
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| is vibrations produced by breaking of rock |
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| rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface |
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| surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface |
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| rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other with out much upward or downward movement |
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| pressure wave generated by an earthquake |
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| point underground where earthquake begins |
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| point on earth's surface right above the focus |
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1) Primary waves
2) secondary waves
3) Surface waves |
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| next fastest, underground |
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| slowest, travel on suface, most destructive |
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| instrument used to measure earthquakes (size and location) |
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| strength of an earthquake |
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| measurment of earthquake magnitude |
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| when grounds acts like a "liquid" during an earthquake |
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| large wave caused by an earthquake |
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| what is the second fastest wave |
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| where did the largest recent earthquake (over 4.5 on Richter scale) occur? |
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| how many earthquakes occur each year? |
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| how many of them can actually be felt? |
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| what percent does that represent? |
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| where was the largest earthquake ever recorded? |
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| where and when was the world's most deadly earthquake? |
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| how many earthquakes over 10.0 occurred |
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