Characteristics of earthquakes caused by varying types of plate margin movement and human triggers and associated secondary hazards

0.0(0)
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/18

flashcard set

Earn XP

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

19 Terms

1
New cards
distinguish between the focus and epicentre
the focus is the point where the seismic waves originate from whilst the epicentre is the point on the surface directly above the focus
2
New cards
how does the depth of the focus affect the nature of an earthquake
shallow focus earthquakes do more damage because there is not as much of an opportunity for energy to be lost
3
New cards
what type of waves are P and S waves
body wave
4
New cards
what type of wave are P waves in the context of geophysics
longitudinal waves that shake the earth back and forwards
5
New cards
what type of wave are S waves in the context of geophysics
transverse waves that sway the earth from side to side. cannot move through liquids
6
New cards
what type of waves are love and rayliegh waves
surface waves
7
New cards
what type of wave are love waves in the context of geophysics
transverse waves that cause the earth to move side to side
8
New cards
what type of wave are rayleigh waves in the context of geophysics
longitudinal waves that cause the earth to move up and down
9
New cards
do body or surface waves do the most damage
surface
10
New cards
why do S waves do more damage than P waves
buildings cannot withstand horizontal stress which is caused by S waves
11
New cards
distinguish between the earthquakes caused by destructive, constructive, and conservative plate boundaries (3)
destructive plate boundaries have deep focus earthquakes as the oceanic plate is subducted, constructive plates have occasional mild earthquakes, conservative plates have shallow focus earthquakes
12
New cards
why can the construction of dams cause earthquakes
the additional weight of water can put stress on land and reactivate faults
13
New cards
give an example of an earthquake caused by dam building
the hoover dam caused 10000 small earthquakes near lake mead but only 1000 were felt by people
14
New cards
why can fracking cause earthquakes
the pressure caused by injecting fluid can destabilise rocks
15
New cards
give an example of an earthquake caused by fracking
a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in canada in 2014
16
New cards
FINISH TRANSVERSE FAULTS
FINISH TRANSVERSE FAULTS
17
New cards
why are tsunamis caused
underwater earthquakes at subductive plate margins result in the continental plate flicking up and launching water forming a tsunami
18
New cards
why does soil liquefaction occur
loosely packed and waterlogged sediments are disrupted by shaking ground
19
New cards
why do landslides occur
shaking earth destabilizes ground