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Earthquake
Of or pertaining to the natural phenomenon when tectonic plates slide or move causing the Earth's surface also move which causes devastating damage to cities and towns.
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Waveform (seismic)
Natural environment; Earthquake
A plot of the displacement produced by a seismic wave as a function of time.
Wavelength
Natural environment; Earthquake
The distance between two adjacent crests or troughs of a wave.
Wrench fault
Natural environment; Earthquake
A fault in which blocks of rock slip sideways past each other; also known as tear faults, strike-slip faults, or, when especially large, transcurrent faults.
Acceleration
Natural environment; Earthquake
The time rate of change of velocity of a reference point during an earthquake. Commonly expressed in percentage of gravity.
Accelerogram
Natural environment; Earthquake
The record from an accelerograph showing ground acceleration as a function of time.
Accelerograph
Natural environment; Earthquake
A compact, rugged instrument that records the signal from an accelerometer.
