Chapter 8: Earth's Interior and Earthquakes

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The most studied fault system in the world

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The San Andreas Fault

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can sometimes come before a earthquake: aftershock, foreshoCK, seismic waves, elastic rebounds

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foreshoCK

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what can happen soon after a earthquake: foreshok, seis, aftershock, elastic energy

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aftershock

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_____ is derived from the amount of displacement that occurs along a fault

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moment magnitude

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Earthquake-related hazards include seismic shaking, landslides and mudflows, and tsunamis. True, false, not sure man..., maybe

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true

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Liquefaction is sort of like being inside of a ....

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blender and you are the product of the smoothie

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approximately how many earthquakes are strong enough to be felt each year worldwide?

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75

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what is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake focus called?

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epicenter

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the rigid layer of earth that includes the entire crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is called the

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lithosphere

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the instrument that records earthquakes is called

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seismograph