Earthquake Guided Notes

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What is stress? What is strain? How to they compare and

contrast? Forces per unit area acting on a material, exceeds the strength of the rocks involved
What are the 3 different types of faults? Normal , Reverse , and Strike-split
Type of waves Materials &
Sketch
Movement
Description
Squeeze and pull rocks
Primary
in the same direction
along which the waves
are traveling
Cause rocks to move at
right angles in relation
to the direction of waves
Move in two directions
as they pass through
rocks

Secondary
Surface

How do the focus and the epicenter of earthquakes compare and

contrast? They are on the same point as one another just that the epicenter is on the surface and
focus is in the crust

The greater the distance between P and S waves on a

seismograph the (longer or shorter) distance away from the
epicenter. Longer
What is the name of the scale used to measure the energy
released during an earthquake? What is the range of the scale?
Magnitude

What is the name of the scale used to measure the intensity

(damage done) during and earthquake? What is the range of the
scale?
Richter Scale

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