EPT Earthquakes Vocab Review

surface wave

• like a tsunami

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the first wave that occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

• the second wave the occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

p-wave (primary wave)

• like a tsunami

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the first wave that occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

• the second wave the occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

s-wave (secondary wave)

• like a tsunami

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the first wave that occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

• the second wave the occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

seismogram

• the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the transfer of energy from one place to another

• the second wave the occurs in a disturbance in the Earth's crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

seismograph

• the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the transfer of energy from one place to another

• an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground

energy transfer

• the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the transfer of energy from one place to another

• an apparatus to measure and record vibrations within the earth and of the ground

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

force

• the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• the transfer of energy from one place to another

• strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

aftershock

• the record of an earth tremor by a seismograph

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• a minor shock following the main shock of an earthquake

• strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

lag time

• time in between events

• an earthquake vibration propagated near the surface of the earth

• a minor shock following the main shock of an earthquake

• strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power

epicenter

• time in between events

• the part of an earthquake that happens below the earths surface

• the part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

• strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power