Earthquake and Faults

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the outer most layer of the earth

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Crust

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this can be (35 - 70 km) thick

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Continental crust (crust)

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is thinner with thickness of about (5 to 10 km)

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Oceanic crust (crust)

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this is what the crust and the uppermost part of mantle form that is solid rocky sphere

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lithosphere

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this is what lithosphere thats brocken into segments callled

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Lithosphere plates / tectonic plates

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This theory is that these plates are moved by the hot plastic mantle beneath the lithosphere

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Plate tectonics

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2nd layer, its is the dense layer of hot semi solid and solit rock and mostly made up of ferromagnesium. (2900 km)

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Mantle

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3rd layer of the earth and the hottest part

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Core

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is a liquid layer about (2200 km) in thickness and made up of “dense iron”

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outer core

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is a solid layer 1250 km thickness and it is made of “iron and nickel”

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inner core

Question 11

is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

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Pacific ring of fire

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a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock that moves with respect to another

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Faults

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3 types of Faults

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Dip-slip fault/normal fault - Reverse fault - Transform fault

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Origin of the earthquake

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Focus/hypocenter

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The point on earths surface, about the focus

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Epicenter

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pertains to the size and strength of the earthquake

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Magnitude

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is the observed effects of an earthquake

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Intensity

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numerals used to scale
1. Magnitude
2. Intensity

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1. Hindu-arabic numerals (1-9)
2. roman numerals (I-X)

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an insturement used to detect and record eathquakes and seismic waves

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Seismograph

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what is PHILVOLCS

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Phillipine Institute of Volcanology and seismology

Question 21

series of huge waves caused by an earthquake

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tsunami

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Before an earthquake (5)

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NOTEBOOK

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During an earthquake (3)

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NOTEBOOK

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After an earthquake (4)

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NOTEBOOK

Question 25

This is the fastest seismic wave and are high frequency seismic waves

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P-wave (Primary wave)

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Seismic wave that cannot travel in liquid and is slower than P-wave

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S-waves (Secondary wave)

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Seismic waves of low frequency and travel from focus to up to the epicenter

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L-wave (Love wave)

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The person L-wave was named after

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Augustus Edward Hough Love

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Travels the slowest among the seismic waves

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R-wave (Rayleigh wave)

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a person that can tell the location of the epicenter by measuring the time lag between the arrival of the P and S-wave

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Siesmologist

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Waves of energy caused by sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion

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Seismic wave

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Process where the epicenter intersects in the 3 circles

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Triangulation