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Seismic Waves Vocabulary

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Created Date 01.26.22
Last Updated 01.28.22
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  • The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
  • The point on Earth's surface directly above an earth earthquakes focus.
  • A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
  • A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground. Travels through solids and liquids.
  • A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side. Travels through solids, not liquids.
  • A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface.
  • A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth.
  • The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.
  • A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released by an earthquake.