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1. | The zone within the Earth where rock displacement produces ans earthquake |
2. | a 12 point scale developed to evaluate earthquake intensity |
3. | A subdivsion of the mantle situated below the lithosphere. This zone is dpths of 100km-700km |
4. | a more precise measure of the earthquake magnetude than the Richter scale |
5. | A layer beneath the mantle about 2270km thick,and has the properties of a liquid |
8. | another name for the mesosphere |
9. | Vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy |
10. | slower moving surface wave |
12. | The ridgid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle |
13. | stable soil turns into a fluid that can not support building stuctures |
14. | The thin ourtermost layer of Earth |
15. | small Earthquake the often precede a major Earthquake |
17. | A seismic wave that travels through Earth's interior |
20. | The location on Earth's surface that that lies directly above the focus of an earthquake |
21. | A smaller Earthquake that follows the main earthquake |
22. | the part of the mantle that extends from the core mantle boundary to a depth of 660km |
26. | A break in a rock mass along which movement has occured |
30. | thick layer of Earth located below the crust |
31. | Located beneath the mantle, Earth's innermost layer |