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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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Damping
Earth science; Seismology
Loss of energy in wave motion due to transfer into heat by frictional forces.
Alluvium
Earth science; Seismology
Loose material -- clay, silt, sand, gravel, and larger rocks -- washed down from hills and mountains and deposited in low areas.
Unconsolidated
Earth science; Seismology
Loosely arranged, not cemented together, so particles separate easily.
Trench
Earth science; Seismology
Long, narrow arcuate depression in the seabed which results from the bending of the lithospheric plate as it descends into the mantle at a subduction zone.
Tectonics
Earth science; Seismology
Large-scale deformation of the outer part of the Earth resulting from forces in the Earth.
Bedrock
Earth science; Seismology
Relatively hard, solid rock that commonly underlies softer rock, sediment, or soil.
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