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Earthquake Guided Notes

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What is stress? What is strain? How to they compare
and contrast? (make a Venn diagram)
Differences-stress is fracturing while strain is
deforming the surface.
Similarities-there both bad for the structure of a
surface
What are the 3 different types of faults? Describe
each.
Normal- Fracture caused by horizontal tension
Reverse- Fractures that form as a result of horizontal
compression
Strike-slip fault- Fractures caused by horizontal shear
Type of
waves
Primary

Seconda
ry

Surface

Materials & Sketch


Description
alternatingly
compression
al and
extensional.
A wave
motion in a
solid
medium.
seismic
wave that
travels
across the
surface of

Movemen
t
Side to
side

Back and
forth

Up and
down

Earthquake Guided Notes


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the Earth as
opposed to
through it.
How do the focus and the epicenter of earthquakes
compare and contrast?
The focus is the point within the earth where seismic
waves originate; it is centered on the part of the fault
that has the greatest movement. The epicenter is on
the earth's surface directly above the focus.
The greater the distance between P and S waves
on a seismograph the (longer or shorter) distance
away from the epicenter.
The further away the epicenter is, the wider the gap
will be between the P and S waves.
What is the name of the scale used to measure the
energy released during an earthquake? What is the
range of the scale?
Richter Scale that is then rated 1-10
What is the name of the scale used to measure the
intensity (damage done) during and earthquake?
What is the range of the scale?
moment magnitude scale that is also on a 1-10 basis
Describe the damage caused by earthquakes for a
level 1, 5, and 10.
Great 8 or more, Moderate 5 - 5.9, or Minor 3 -3.9

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