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1 to 12: Scale range of the modified Mercalli scale.
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2.7: Specific gravity of continental crust
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3: specific gravity of oceanic crust
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3.3: Specific gravity of the mantle
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5 miles: Thickness of oceanic crust
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8.9 in Chile: Richter strength and location of the strongest ever recorded earthquake
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9: Defacto upper limit of the Richter scale
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10 times: How much greater the amount of shaking is for each number on the Richter scale compared to the number before.
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11: specific gravity of the core.
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25 to 40 miles: Thickness of continental crust
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30 times: How much greater energy is for each number on the Richter scale compared to the number before.
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600 miles/hr: Speed up to which tsunamis can travel.
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1800 miles: depth to which the mantle extends.
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2200 miles: Radius of the core
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along faults and areas of subduction: Geological features where most earthquakes are located
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amplitude of shaking: The aspect of an earthquake the Richter scale measures
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asthenosphere: Layer of the earth consisting of the plastic layer of the upper mantle
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bending of seismic waves through material of different composition: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1) speed of seismic waves through dense material; 2)______; 3) S waves don't go through liquids; 4) meteorite composition; 5) earth's magnetic field; 6) calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity.
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body: Seismic wave that travels through the earth
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calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1) speed of seismic waves through dense material; 2) bending of seismic waves through material of different composition; 3) S waves don't go through liquids; 4) meteorite composition; 5) earth's magnetic field; 6)________.
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circum-pacific belt: Location on earth where most earthquakes occur
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continental crust: Layer of the earth consisting primarily of rigid granite rock and thickness of 25-40 miles
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core: Layer of the earth consisting of iron and nickel
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crust: Layer of earth consisting of rigid silicate rock
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earth's magnetic field: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1) speed of seismic waves through dense material; 2) bending of seismic waves through material of different composition; 3) S waves don't go through liquids; 4) meteorite composition; 5) ________; 6) calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity.
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earthquake: A vibration of the earth caused by a rapid release of energy.
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effects: The aspect of an earthquake the modified Mercalli scale is based on
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epicenter: the location on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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focus: the zone where rock movement produces an earthquake
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intensity: The aspect of an earthquake the modified Mercalli scale measures
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liquefaction: Damage due to earthquakes is due to: vibrations, _____, tsunamis
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liquid: consistency of the outer core
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lithosphere: Layer of the earth consisting of rigid rock of the crust and upper upper mantle
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magnitude (amplitude): The aspect of an earthquake the Richter scale measures
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mantle: Layer of the earth consisting of rigid, to plastic to molten silicate rock
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meteorite composition: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1) speed of seismic waves through dense material; 2) bending of seismic waves through material of different composition; 3) S waves don't go through liquids; 4)_______; 5) earth's magnetic field; 6) calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity.
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Modified Mercalli: Earthquake scale that measure intensity
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Moment Magnitude Scale: Newer earthquake scale that measures magnitude, combining seismograph data, duration and effects (amount of damage).
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oceanic crust: Layer of the earth consisting primarily of rigid basalt rock of basalt and thickness of 5 miles
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pressure: Cause of the inner core being solid.
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primary: Type of seismic body wave that is a compression wave
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primary: Type of seismic body wave that travels fast (twice as fast as the other type of body wave)
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primary: Seismic body waves that can travel through solids and liquids
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primary and secondary waves: two types of body waves produced by earthquakes
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S waves don't go through liquids: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1) speed of seismic waves through dense material; 2) bending of seismic waves through material of different composition; 3)_______; 4) meteorite composition; 5) earth's magnetic field; 6) calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity.
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secondary: Type of seismic body wave that travels slowly.
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secondary: Seismic body waves that can travel only through solids
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secondary: Type of seismic body wave that is a shear wave
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seismogram: diagram produced by a seismograph
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seismograph: Instruments used to study seismic waves
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seismology: The study of seismic waves
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solid: consistency of the inner core
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speed of seismic waves through dense material: Six reasons we know the composition and consistency of the core: 1)______; 2) bending of seismic waves through material of different composition; 3) S waves don't go through liquids; 4) meteorite composition; 5) earth's magnetic field; 6) calculations based on size, pressure and specific gravity.
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surface: Seismic wave that travels over the surface
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surface wave and body wave: Two basic kinds of waves produced by earthquakes.
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tsunami: seismic sea wave
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tsunamis: Damage due to earthquakes is due to: vibrations, liquefaction, _____
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vibrations: Damage due to earthquakes is due to:_____, liquefaction, tsunamis
