5.1 Science Vocab page 130

Question 1

Seismologists

Answer 1

Scientists who study earthquakes.

Question 2

Tectonic Plates

Answer 2

Big chunky pieces of Earth’s crust.

Question 3

Fault

Answer 3

A break in the Earth’s crust.

Question 4

Plastic Deformation

Answer 4

It deforms in a plastic like a piece of molded clay.

Question 5

Elastic Deformation

Answer 5

When something like a rubber band brakes the broken pieces return to their unstretched shape.

Question 6

Body Waves

Answer 6

Seismic waves that travel through the Earth’s interior.

Question 7

Surface Waves

Answer 7

Seismic waves that travels along Earth’s surface.

Question 8

Primary Waves

Answer 8

Seismic waves that are always spotted 1st and a type of body wave.

Question 9

Secondary Waves

Answer 9

Type of body wave that that is spotted 2nd (after the p wave.)

Question 10

Seismology

Answer 10

The study of earthquakes.

Question 11

Deformation

Answer 11

The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth’s crust the change in shape of rock in response to stress.

Question 12

Elastic Rebound

Answer 12

The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.

Question 13

Seismic Wave

Answer 13

Wave of energy that travels through the Earth away from an earthquake in all directions.

Question 14

P Wave

Answer 14

Seismic wave that causes particles of rocks to move in a back and forth direction.

Question 15

S waves

Answer 15

Seismic wave that causes particles to move in a side side direction.