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What is Seismic waves?
A wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibrations
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What is Wavelength?
The distance between two waves
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What is the Crust?
The outermost layer which makes up only 1% of earth's total mass. It's made of granite, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
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What is Basalt?
a rock that makes up mot of the oceanic floor
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What is Geology?
the study of planet earth's and the forces that make and shape planet earth
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What is Body Wave?
A seismic wave that moves through the interior of the Earth
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What is Wave Trough?
The lowest point of the wave
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What is the Mantle?
The second layer is most of the earth's mass and is made of iron, oxygen, silicone, magnesium, and aluminium.
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What is Granite?
A rock that makes up the core of the continents
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What is P- Waves?
a primary wave that travels the fastest, but does little damage and travels in a parallel way
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What is Surface Wave?
A seismic wave that travels near the earth's surface
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What is Wave Crest?
The highest point of the rise
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What is Outer Core?
The third layer and creates a magnetic field which makes a protective barrier around the earth. It is made of iron, nickel, sulfur and oxygen.
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What is Constructive force?
a force that builds up the features of earth's surface
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What is S- Waves?
a secondary wave that is the second fastest wave and travels in a perpendicular motion
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What is Epicenter?
The point on earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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What is Wave Frequency?
The number of waves that pass through a fixed place in a certain amount of time
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What is Inner Core?
The innermost layer that is made of iron and nickle. This is also the hottest part of the earth.
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What is Destructive force?
a force that slowly wears away earth's surface
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What is Wave?
a disturbance that travels through space or time usually by the transfer of energy
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What is Richter scale?
A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of earthquake on the basis of a seismograph oscillation
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What is Wave Amplitude?
A vertical distance between a peak or a valley
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What is Lithosphere?
A hard rigid layer that is made of the crust and the mantle. Floats on top of the asthenosphere.
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What is Pressure?
The force pushing on earth's surface or an area.
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What is D=VT
What is the formula to find the distance of the wave.






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