Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Knipp-7F-Owen Grandy
earthquake facts
15
Geology
7th Grade
01/07/2013

Additional Geology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Shear
Definition
To push rock in opposite way
Term
Compression
Definition
Forces to squeeze rock
Term
Tension
Definition
Forces to pull the rock apart
Term
Strike-slip fault
Definition
Rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other.
Term
Normal fault
Definition
Forces to moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface
Term
Reverse fault
Definition
Surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface
Term
Fault
Definition
A surface where rocks rubs against when they break
Term
Magnitude
Definition
The intensity of an earthquake
Term
Liquifaction
Definition
Soil acts like a liquid during an earthquake
Term
Earthquake
Definition
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rock
Term
Tsunami
Definition
An ocean wave cause by and earthquake
Term
Seismograph
Definition
An instrument used for measuring a seismic wave
Term
Focus
Definition
The point where the energy leaves
Term
Epicenter
Definition
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus
Term
Seismic Wave
Definition
Wave generated by an earthquake
Supporting users have an ad free experience!