EARTH QUAKES

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Earthquakes are the result of
movement within the earth. They in
turn produce effect at the surface that
may be disastrous to man and his
buildings. The most general accepted
theory of earthquakes (seismic)
activity is the rupture of rock by
faulting.
Shock waves are released by an
earthquake at the underground site of
the faulting, which is called focus.
Earthquakes are classified as shallow,
intermediate, and deep. The nearest
place on the surface is the epicenter.
Three main types of earthquake wave are known,
although these wave types generate many other
kinds as they travel through the earth and interact
with one another and with the rock boundaries
(discontinuities). P waves are compressing wave
that move through the earths interior from the
point of origin. S waves are shear wave that also
go through the body of the earth from the point of
origin. L waves are surface waves that
begin near the ground and travel just below it.
The instrument that
records earthquakes is a
seismograph. A
Seismogram is the
permanent record that is
produced.
The intensity of an earthquake is
determined by the amount of damage
done. The actual energy released by
an earthquake is measured as a
magnitude.
Although an earthquake may happen
anywhere in the world, most of those
that now occur are concentrated
around the pacific Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, across central
Asia, down the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and
in separate areas in eastern Africa
and eastern Asia.
Tsunamis are so-called tidal waves,
but they are due to earthquakes,
usually originating at the bottom of the
ocean. They may travel more than
600 miles an hour across the open
sea, piling up when they reach a
shallow shoreline.
Answer these questions !
1. what is the most general
accepted theory of earthquake?
2. What is focus ?
3. How many types of earthquakes
are there?
4. What is seismograph?
5. Explain what tsunami is !