earthquake Flashcards

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also known as quake

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earthquake

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ALSO KNOWN AS A QUAKE TREMOR, OR TEMBLOR, IS THE PERCEPTIBLE SHAKING OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH,

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earthquake

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STRESS INSIDE EARTH IMPLIES PRESSURE DEVELOPED

STRAIN IMPLIES THE DEFORMATION OCCURRED IN THE WORK

ROCKS CAN TAKE 1-2% OF

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ELASTIC REBOUND THEORY

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4
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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICIST

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HARRY FIELDING REID

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➤ HYPO MEANS UNDER OR BENEATH

SPOTS WHERE THE BREAKS OCCUR

➤ ORIGIN OR THE CENTER OF THE EARTHQUAKE

LOCATED UNDERGROUND

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FOCUS OR HYPOCENTER

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6
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➤ EPI MEANS SURFACE

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EPICENTER

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7
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DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCUS OF AN EATHQUAKE

➤ WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE VIBRATIONS REACH FIRST

➤ MOST VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS HERE

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epicenter

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8
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-ENERGY THAT IS RELEASED IN AN EARTHQUAKE

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SEISMIC WAVES

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EARLY WARNING SIGNS

-USED TO MEASURED MOVEMENTS IN EARTH’S SURFACE

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SEISMOGRAPH

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WAS A BRITISH GEOLOGIST AND ENGINEER INVENTED A SIMPLE HORIZONTAL PENDELUM SEISMOGRAPH A MACHINE THAT RECORDS VIBRATIONS

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working with EWING AND GRAY IN 1880. JOHN MILNE

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EARLIEST SEISMOSCOPE WAS INVENTED BY THE CHINESE PHILOSOPHER

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CHANG HENG IN A.D. 132

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12
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GROUND- MOTION DETECTION SENSOR

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SEISMOMETER

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13
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-RECORD PRODUCED BY A SEISMOGRAPH ON A DISPLAY SCREEN OR PAPER PRINTOUT

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SEISMOGRAM

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14
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TWO TYPES OF SEISMIC WAVES

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body Wave and love wave

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15
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TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH

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BODY WAVES-

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➤ -ALSO CALLED COMPRESSIONAL WAVES/ FASTER THAN OTHER SEISMIC WAVES/TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUIDS

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PRIMARY WAVES OR P WAVES

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CANNOT PASS THOUGH FLUIDS OR LIQUIDS/ WAVES THAT SHAKES THE GROUND BACK AND FORTH/ SLOWER THAN P-WAVE FASTER THAN SURFACE WAVES/ TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS

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SECONDAY WAVES ORS- WAVES

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-MADE HER DISCOVERY WHILE STUDYING A TYPE OF SEISMC WAVE CALLED P-WAVES

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. TRAVEL AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

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SURFACE WAVES

20
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(AEH LOVE)SHAKE AT THE GROUND SIDE TO SIDE

➤ AUGUSTUS EDWARD HOUGH LOVE PREDICTED THE EXISTENCE OF LOVEWAVES MATEMATICALLY IN 1911/ TRAVEL WITH THE SLOWER VELOCITY
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(JOHN WILLIAM STRUTT.KNOWN AS LORD RAYLEIGH IN 1885)SHAKE AT THE GROUND UP AND DOWN

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RAYLEIGH WAVES

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EFFECTS AND DAMAGED DONE BY THE EARTHQUAKE

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ENERGY RELEASED MY THE EARTHQUAKE

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USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE

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SCALE FOR THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
RICHTER SCALE
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- SCALE FOR THE INTENSITY OF AN EARTHQUAKE
MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE
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CO INVENTED THE IDEA OF THE RICHTER MAGNITUDE SCALE FOR EARTHQUAKES WITH BENO GUTENBERG
CHARLES FRANCIS RICHTER-
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• MAP THAT HIGHLIGHTS AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY OR ARE VULNERABLE TO A PARTICULAR HAZARD
HAZARD MAP
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-EEARTHQUAKE IS A TYPE OF HAZARD THAT DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF SEISMIC ACTIVITY
POTENTIAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD
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-THE EARTH SHAKES WITH THE PASSAGE OF EARTHQUAKE WAVES
GROUND SHAKING OR GROUND MOTION
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IS AN OFFSET OF THE GROUND SURFACE
GROUND OR SURFACE RUPTURE
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IS REDUCED BY EARTHQUAKE SHAKING
LIQUEFACTION STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF A SOIL
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-INDUCED GROUND SUBSIDENCE AND LATERAL SPREADING-DUE TO DOWNWARD VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS
earthquake
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-A LSO KNOWN AS A SEISMIC SEA WAVE
TSUNAMI
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INDUCED LANDSLIDES/LANDSLIDE- TRIGGERED BY STRONG GROUND MOTIONS
EARTHQUAKE-