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Earth science

Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.

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low-pass filter

Earth science; Seismology

Filters a signal to remove frequencies above a given frequency, passes only the low frequencies.

high-pass filter

Earth science; Seismology

Filters a signal to remove frequencies below a given frequency, passes only the high frequencies.

band-pass filter

Earth science; Seismology

Filters signal to retain only those frequencies within the required range, e.g. 5-40 Hz.

tectonic earthquakes

Earth science; Seismology

Earthquakes resulting from sudden release of energy stored by major deformation of the Earth.

volcanic earthquakes

Earth science; Seismology

Earthquakes associated with volcanic activity.

intraplate earthquake

Earth science; Seismology

Earthquake with its focus within a plate.

interplate earthquake

Earth science; Seismology

Earthquake with its focus on a plate boundary.