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What is stress? What is strain? How to they compare and


contrast? (make a Venn diagram) Stress how much an object can
take before breaking while strain measure until an object
fractures. They both deal with stress

What are the 3 different types of faults? Describe each.
strike-slip indicate rocks are sliding past each other horizontally,
with little to no vertical movement. Both the San Andreas and
Anatolian Faults are strike-slip.
normal create space. Two blocks of crust pull apart, stretching the
crust into a valley. The Basin and Range Province in North America
and the East African Rift Zone are two well-known regions where
normal faults are spreading apart Earth's crust
also called thrust faults, slide one block of crust on top of another.
These faults are commonly found in collisions zones, where
tectonic plates push up mountain ranges such as the Himalayas
and the Rocky Mountains.
Type of waves Materials &
Description
Sketch Movement
Primary
Secondary


Surface



How do the focus and the epicenter of earthquakes compare and
contrast?
They occur somewhat in the middle, but the epicenter is where the
wave comes from
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The greater the distance between P and S waves on a
seismograph the (longer or shorter) distance away from the
epicenter.
farther
What is the name of the scale used to measure the energy
released during an earthquake? What is the range of the scale?
Ricter, 1 to 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?
Mercalli, 1 to 12

Describe the damage caused by earthquakes for a level 1, 5, and
10 1 is minor, 5 is medium damage, 10 is great disaster

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