Vocabulary Mrs.Lake

The shaking and vibrating of the earth caused by large sudden releases of energy that accompany movement of displacement of the outermost.

• Lithosphere

• Crust

• Earthquake

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The outermost layer of earth.

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Focus

• Crust

A fracture in the Earths Crust where there has already been some movement.

• Fault

• Mantle

• Seismic Waves

• S-Waves

Beneath the Earth's crust.

• Lithospheric-Plates

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Focus

The Earths crust and upper part of mantle.

• Surface Waves

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Upper-Mantle

The broken pieces of the Lithosphere that covers Earth.

• Earthquake

• Lithospheric-Plates

• Focus

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists that study Earthquakes.

• Tower Watchers

• Earthquake Watchers

• Earthquake Scientists

• Seismologists

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The point of origin of an earthquake.

• Focus

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Vibrations generated by earthquake waves.

• P-Waves

• Seismic-Waves

• Body-Waves

• Surface-Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The waves that travel through the body of earth.

• S-Waves

• Surface-Waves

• Body-Waves

• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2