A | B |
earthquake | released energy from breaking rock |
normal fault | divergent boundary |
reverse fault | convergent boundary |
strike slip fault | transvergent boundary |
seismograph | instrument used to record waves |
richter | scale of intensity of earthquake |
mercalli | scale of damage of earthquake |
shadow zone | area where no waves are detected |
epicenter | point on crust above focus |
primary | fastest waves |
surface | slowest and most destructive waves |
San Andreas Fault | strike slip Cal. fault |
Moho | boundary between mantle and crust |
liquefaction | when solids act like liquids |
tsunamis | large ocean waves caused by earthquakes |
focus | point at which energy is released in earthquake |