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Section 2 Vocabulary
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focus : are beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake
surface waves: move more slowly than P or S waves, but they can produce severe ground movements
magnitude : the number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size
moment magnitude scale : a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake
seismograph : a machine that measures seismic waves
richter scale : rates an earthquake magnitude based on the size of the earthquakes seismic waves
epicenter : the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Mercalli Scale : rates earthquakes according to the level of damage at a given place
earthquake : shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
Section 2 Vocabulary
| a machine that measures seismic waves |
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| the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
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| rates earthquakes according to the level of damage at a given place |
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| a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake |
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| move more slowly than P or S waves, but they can produce severe ground movements |
| |
| rates an earthquake magnitude based on the size of the earthquakes seismic waves |
| |
| the number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size |
| |
| shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface |
| |
| are beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake |
| |
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Section 2 Vocabulary
| a machine that measures seismic waves |
| |
| the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake |
| |
| rates earthquakes according to the level of damage at a given place |
| |
| a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake |
| |
| move more slowly than P or S waves, but they can produce severe ground movements |
| |
| rates an earthquake magnitude based on the size of the earthquakes seismic waves |
| |
| the number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size |
| |
| shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface |
| |
| are beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake |
| |
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PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only