level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
Question | Answer |
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massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) | tectonic plates |
sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action | earthquake |
sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action | earthquakes |
Convection currents | heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle caused by a difference in temperature |
P wave | Primary waves, are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph. |
secondary waves, are the second waves to arrive during an earthquake Seismograph - instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake. | S wave |
the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument | Seismogram |