Earth Science 8 Chapter 6 Test Review

Seismologists study

Earthquake hazard in mountainous areas

Fastest waves

Meme Break

Two properties that allow a material to reshape without breaking

An instrument that detects and records earth waves

Tectonic plates moving toward each other are

Smaller earthquakes that come from a major earthquake

Joints move

Meme Break

Meme Break

The horizontal direction of a fault

Rayleigh and Love waves are

Earthquake hazard in coastal areas

Indicator of the energy released by an earthquake

Point direct above the focus on the surface

Faults do not move

The most major faults in the US are in

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake

The modified Mercali scale is used to measure _______ of an earthquake

Seismologists need data from three stations to pinpoint the

Any measurable shaking of the earth

The longest fault in California

The angle of a fault's face

An earthquake hazarda in urban areas

Subduction occurs at a ________ boundary

Another name for a transform fault

Tectonic plates moving away from each other are

The most significant force at causing earthquakes

Waves that cannot pass through the core of the earth

Which earthquake magnitude scale do scientists use to report to the public

Center of an earthquake's activity

An instrument that only detects earth waves