Ch. 4 Vocab

Front

Shaking from rock movement beneath Earth's surface

Back

earthquake

Front

Point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks and causes an earthquake

Back

focus

Front

Point on Earth's surface above earthquake focus

Back

epicenter

Front

Seismic wave that moves rock particles back and forth in the same direction as the wave.

Back

p wave

Front

Seismic wave moves rock particles at right angles to wave direction.

Back

s wave

Front

Instrument for registering earthquake waves and their arrival times

Back

seismograph

Front

A giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake

Back

tsunami

Front

Heat transfer by direct contact between objects.

Back

Conduction

Front

Heat transfer by fluid movement (gases, liquids, molten rock)

Back

Convection

Front

Heat transfer through space

Back

Radiation