Study guide for
earthquake
1.
Earthquake; terminology, and location of focus, epicenter on a fault;
definition, Elastic rebound theory. Explain the steps!!!!!!
2.
Seismic waves. Body waves, P,S waves, definition, and their explanation; surface
waves
3.Seismograph,
seismogram, locating earthquakes.
4. Be
sure, to know the depth of earthquake, and what kind of plate boundary do they
relate to?
5.
Intensity scale. Be able to define if it is objective or subjective? Explain!!!
6.
Richter scale. How is it different from intensity scale? Is this objective or
subjective?
7.
Ground Motion
8.Fires
after earthquakes (examples)
9.
Landslides after earthquakes (examples)
10.Aftershocks
11.
Tsunamis (examples)
12.
Prediction of earthquakes.