Ess Semester exam December 2024

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Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called

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Pangea

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Divergent Plate movement can create

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Rifts and ocean ridges

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vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault

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earthquake

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an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake

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aftershock

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the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released

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focus

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an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake

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seismograph

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the primary earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth; first to reach the seismograph station

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P Wave

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the secondary earthquake wave; travels slower and is second to reach the seismograph station

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S Wave

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the study of earthquakes

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seismology

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the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake

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epicenter