Earthquakes

Tremor that follows, and smaller than a major earthquake

• Aftershock

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

vibration of the earths crust

• Aftershock

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

• Aftershock

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Area along a fault, at which slippage first occurs starting an earthquake

• Aftershock

• Earthquake

• Epicenter

• Focus

Theory that rocks are strained past a certain point or fracture in spring back to their original shape.

• Elastic rebound theory

• Fault zone

• Intensity

• Magnitude

A group of interconnected faults

• Elastic rebound theory

• Fault zone

• Intensity

• Magnitude

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Amount of damage caused by an earthquake

• Elastic rebound theory

• Fault zone

• Intensity

• Magnitude

A measure of the energy released by an earthquake, describes the amount of ground motion

• Elastic rebound theory

• Fault zone

• Intensity

• Magnitude

Scale that expresses the intensity of an earthquake with a Roman numeral and a description.

• Mercalli scale

• Microquake

• Pacific ring of fire

• Seismic gap

Earthquakes with a magnitude less than 2 1/2 on the Richter scale.

• Mercalli scale

• Microquake

• Pacific ring of fire

• Seismic gap