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Section 2 Vocabulary

PRGOAEISSMH

a machine that measures seismic waves

ICNEPEETR

the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

SEALCARLILECM

rates earthquakes according to the level of damage at a given place

TEMEAULGMNEODATMNCSI

a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake

ACUEFSSAWERV

move more slowly than P or S waves, but they can produce severe ground movements

ECHESALRCTRI

rates an earthquake magnitude based on the size of the earthquakes seismic waves

EUTIMNGDA

the number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size

TAUAKEHQER

shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

OUSCF

are beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake

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Section 2 Vocabulary

PRGOAEISSMH

a machine that measures seismic waves

S	E	I	S	M	O	G	R	A	P	H

ICNEPEETR

the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

E	P	I	C	E	N	T	E	R

SEALCARLILECM

rates earthquakes according to the level of damage at a given place

M

E

R

C

A

L

L

I

S

C

A

L

E

TEMEAULGMNEODATMNCSI

a rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake

M

O

M

E

N

T

M

A

G

N

I

T

U

D

E

S

C

A

L

E

ACUEFSSAWERV

move more slowly than P or S waves, but they can produce severe ground movements

S

U

R

F

A

C

E

W

A

V

E

S

ECHESALRCTRI

rates an earthquake magnitude based on the size of the earthquakes seismic waves

R

I

C

H

T

E

R

S

C

A

L

E

EUTIMNGDA

the number that geologists assign to an earthquake based on the earthquakes size

M	A	G	N	I	T	U	D	E

TAUAKEHQER

shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

E	A	R	T	H	Q	U	A	K	E

OUSCF

are beneath Earth's surface where rock that is under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake

F	O	C	U	S

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