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__________ is an instrument used to detect and record seismic waves.
SEISMOGRAPH
It is a record of the graphical motion at a measuring station as a function of time.
SEISMOGRAM
What method is used to determines the epicenter of an earthquake using data from the three seismic recording stations.
TRIANGULATION METHOD
According to Plate Tectonic Theory, the entire lithosphere of the Earth is broken down into numerous segments called _________
TECTONIC PLATES
Lithosphere floats in a semi-plastic layer called _________
ASTHENOSPHERE
What are the 3 seismic waves that are releases by the Earthquake?
PRIMARY WAVE (P-WAVE), SECONDARY WAVE (S-WAVE), LONG-SURFACE WAVE (L-WAVE)
What waves provided geologists information about internal structure of the Earth?
SEISMIC WAVES
The supercontinent that is believed to have existed 250 million years ago is
PANGAEA
It refers to the smaller sections of Earths lithosphere
PLATE
The rigid, solid layer that covers the Earth and is made up of crust and upper mantle is called ________.
LITHOSPHERE
It is the theory that suggest that Earth's crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquake, mountains, volcanoes and other geologic features.
PLATE TECTONIC THEORY
What do you call the younger, thin, and denser part of the Earth’s crust located under the oceans?
OCEANIC CRUST
What do you call the oldest, thick, and less dense part of the Earth’s crust?
CONTINENTAL CRUST
What do you call to the vibration of Earth due to rapid release of energy?
EARTHQUAKE