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| A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. |
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| The force that opposes motion of one surface as it moves across another earthquake. |
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| A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor. |
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| A building mounted on bearings designed to absorb the energy of an earthquake. |
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| A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released by an earthquake. |
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| A type of seismic wave that compresses and extends the ground. |
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| A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side. |
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| A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface. |
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| What seismic wave produces the most ground movement? |
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| A scale that rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause to a particular space. |
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| A scale that rates earthquakes by the size of its seismic waves. |
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| The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus. |
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| The the block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault. |
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| The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault. |
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| An upward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust. |
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| A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust. |
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| When 2 plates slide past eachother. |
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| When 2 plates pull apart from each other. |
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| When 2 plates collide together. |
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| The hanging wall slips down relative to the footwall |
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| Rocks on either sides of the fault slide past each other. |
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| The hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall. |
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| How many siesmograph stations need to be set up to be able to locate an earthquakes epicenter? |
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| What part of the seismograph shakes? |
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| What is the name of the paper on a seismograph? |
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| Name the 4 devices that are used to monitor faults. |
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| Laser-Ranging Device, GPS Satellites, Creep meters, and Tiltmeters |
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| Measures tilting or rising of the ground. |
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| Used to measure horizontal movement of the ground. |
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| Used to monitor changes in elevation along faults. |
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| Shines a laser at reflecters set up along a fault to monitor horizontal movements. |
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