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Chapter 12

Horizontales
tracing of earthquake motion recorded by detection equipment
a dense liquid under the mesosphere
location with Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
the sudden return of deformed rock to its undeformed shape
the measure of the strength of an earthquake
the rock surrounding the boundaries to experience stress as mountains form causing frequent earthquakes
mid-ocean ridges with earthquakes occurring because oceanic lithosphere is pulling away from both sides of each ridge
rigid solid in the center of the Earth
travel along the surface of a body rather than through the middle
the movement of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks under stress suddenly shift and move along a fault
expresses intensity in Roman numerals from 1-12 with the most destructive earthquake is 12 or total destruction
Verticales
plates that move toward each other and collide with the denser plate subducting of sinking beneath the other and it can occur between two oceanic plates or one oceanic plate and one continental plate
measures the ground motion from an earthquake to find the earthquakes's strength
the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
waves that travel through the body of a medium
outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
cause particles of rock to move in a side to side direction that is perpendicular to the direction in which the waves are traveling
a measure of the effects of an earthquake as determined on the modified Mercalli scale
measurement of earthquake strength based on the size of the area of the fault that moves
instrument that measures and records vibrations in the ground
plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
location on Earth's surface where no body waves from a particular earthquake can be detected
the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
a giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake with an epicenter on the ocean floor
cause particles of rock to move in back and forth direction that is parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling