Science Chapter 6 Test Review

Which boundary is plates sliding past each other in opposite directions?

When does a joint become a fault?

When the upper block rises above the lower block, this is a

Kinds of soil affect the intensity of an earthquake.

Where are the faults along tectonic plate boundaries very active?

Rocks' elasticity impacts earthquakes the most.

What is the eventual effect of accelerometers built into computers?

Each additional until is how many times as much energy on the Richter Scale?

What is the most prominent fault in the US?

A seismographic recording is called a

Which boundary is mostly found in ocean basins?

How is hot, less dense rock lifted into the cool, denser rocks?

What distinguishes a joint from a fault?

What is the strength of the seismic waves shown by?

The flat surface between the 2 pieces of rocks is called the what?

What does elasticity determine about an earthquake?

Which instrument detects and records the earth waves?

Joints are all similar in appearance.

When the block above the fault drops under the fault, it is a

The fastest body waves are

These are the last waves to reach the station, but are the most destructive.

Which have the property of brittle?

What are joints a result of?

The center of an earthquakes activity is its

What is the energy released by the earth's movement called?

This fault is caused by compression.