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VOCABULARY
EARTHQUAKES
RICHTER SCALE
A MEASURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
LIQUEFACTION
THE PROCESS WHERE LOOSE SEDIMENTS WITH A HIGH WATER CONTENT BEHAVE LIKE A LIQUID WHEN SHAKEN BY AN EARTHQUAKE
FOCUS
THE LOCATION UNDER THE EARTH WHERE AN EARTHQUAKE ORIGINATES
EPICENTRE
THE POINT ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCUS OF THE EARTHQUAKE
TSUNAMI
A LARGE WAVE CREATED BY OCEAN FLOOR DISPLACEMENT OR LANDSLIDES
WHEN THE GROUND SHAKES OR MOVES IN SUDDEN JERKS
PLATE TECTONICS
CRUST
SIAL
CONTINENTAL CRUST
SIMA
OCEANIC CRUST
PLATE BOUNDARIES
WHERE TWO OR MORE PLATES MEET
LITHOSPHERE
THE OUTER RIGID LAYER OF THE EARTH
CONVECTION CURRENTS
TRANSFER HEAT FROM PLACE TO PLACE
A PIECE OF LITHOSPHERE THAT FLOATS SLOWLY OVER THE MANTLE