Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Class Review

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This instrument records the ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth.

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seismometer

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These are the slowest seismic waves that produce the most severe ground movements.

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Surface waves

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The point on the surface directly above the point at which the earthquake occurs.

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Epicenter

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This scale rates earthquakes based on the size of their seismic waves.

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Richter Scale

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Order of arrival of seismic waves at a seismometer: surface waves, P waves, S waves, S waves, P waves, surface waves

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P waves, S waves, surface waves

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The breaks in Earth's crust where rocks can move is called

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fault

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Mountains can form at this plate boundary: Convergent, Divergent, Transform.

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Convergent

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Deep ocean trenches can form at this plate boundary.

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Convergent

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Rift valleys can form at this plate boundary.

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Divergent

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When 2 plates slip past each other, it happens at this plate boundary.

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Transform