"Lithology"
[li·thol·o·gy] The appearance of rocks!
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May 20, 2023
"Moderate Earthquakes"
[mahd·er·it urth·kwayk] An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 to 6 on the Richter Scale. Earthquakes at this magnitude are beginning to...
May 13, 2023
"Seismic"
[size·mihk] Of or having to do with earthquakes. In other words, it's something related to earthquakes! Tsunamis, like the thing to the...
May 8, 2023
"Amplitude"
[am·pluh·tood] The maximum height of a wave crest (this is the height from the center line to the top of the curve!) or the depth of a...
May 7, 2023
"Great Earthquake"
[grayt urth·kwayk] An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or greater on the Richter Scale!
Apr 26, 2023
"Microearthquakes"
[mai·krow·urth·kwayk] An earthquake with a magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale. These earthquakes usually can't even be felt!...
Apr 22, 2023
"Richter Scale"
[rik·ter skayl] A numerical scale that is used find out the magnitude of an earthquake through seismograph oscillations (ups and downs in...
Apr 8, 2023
"Landslide"
[land·slide] A sudden movement of geological material downhill because of the downward force of gravity. Landslides are triggered by...
Apr 3, 2023
"Continental Drift"
[kaan·tuh·nen·tl drift] The theory, introduced by Alfred Wegener, proposed that Earth's continents were originally one land mass. Then...
Apr 1, 2023
"Active Fault"
[ac·tive folt] A fault (which is an area where two pieces of land slide vertically from each other) where an Earthquake may happen soon.
Apr 1, 2023
"Magnitude"
[mag·nuh·tood] Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake. It may be expressed using the Richter scale.
Mar 18, 2023
"Seismograph"
[size·muh·graf] A seismograph is a very sensitive instrument (a tool and/or a machine) that records and measures earthquakes. When an...
Jan 16, 2023
"Earthquake"
[urth-kweyk] The sudden shaking of the ground that can cause a lot of damage.
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