Geology TEST2 part2 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Something that provides information about earthquakes.
Seismic wave data
The tool that records data about seismic waves.
seismograph
The sensor on seismograph that detects movements.
seismometer
The data generated by generated by a seismograph.
seismogram
What type of 3 motion does the seismograph monitor?
up/down
north/south
east/west
Seismic tomography provides information to what lies [blank].
beneath.
Measure of shaking and damage cause by earthquakes.
intensity of earthquake
Most common measure of earthquake size.
magnitude of earthquake
The outdated method for measuring magnitude.
richter scale
What was the richter scale replaces with?
moment magnitude scale
Type of earthquake that occurs in parallel with volcanic activity.
volcanic earthquakes
Type of earthquakes that caused by explosions of nuclear or chemical devices.
explosion earthquakes
Type of earthquakes caused by underground collapse of caves and mines.
collapse earthquakes
What do volcanoes also trigger?
tsunamis
what is the biggest earthquake in quebec?
les eboulements
What is the percent of earths surface covered by water?
71%
The 3 types of water?
groundwater, seawater, surface water
What are the physical states of water?
solid, liquid, gas, aqueous
Does the percent of water in our bodies decrease or increase with age?
decrease
Less than [blank] of earths water is freshwater
3%
What are ATOMS in water held together by?
covalent bonds
Bonding between atoms occurring WITHIN molecule, is what type of bonding?
intramolecular bonding
Bonding BETWEEN molecules, is what type of bonding?
intermolecular bonding
What is the attractive force experienced when polar molecules line up?
dipole-dipole attraction
