Earthquakes
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Geography
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9th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an earthquake?
Back
This is the shaking of the Earth's crust due to the movement of the plates
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Point A, where slip initiated during the earthquake, is called the _______
Back
Focus
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Point B is called the ________
Back
Epicenter
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Point C is called the earthquakes _________
Back
Plates
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
"A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock" is used to describe a ____________.
Back
Fault
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between the 'hypocenter (focus)' and 'epicenter'?
Back
The epicenter is located above the hypocenter
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are seismic waves?
Back
The energy caused by the breaking of rocks within the earth or an explosion, waves spread out from the focus, vibrations caused by an earthquake.
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