Earthquake Vocab Flashcard

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Studies earthquakes

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Seismologist

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Point inside Earth where earthquake starts

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Focus

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Energy wave traveling through Earth from an earthquake in all directions

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Seismic Waves

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Instrument that records seismic waves

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Seismograph

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A break in a rock where one block slides relative to another.

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Fault

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Shaking of the ground

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Earthquake

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Minor shocks after an earthquake.

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Aftershock

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Point on Earth's surface above earthquake's starting point.

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Epicenter

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Study of earthquakes

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Seismology

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Measures earthquake intensity by damage caused.

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Mercalli Intensity Scale