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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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S-wave
Earth science; Seismology
A seismic body wave which propagates by a shearing motion; particle vibrate in a direction perpendicular to that of the propagation of the wave. Slower than the P-wave, the S-wave ...
teleseismic
Earth science; Seismology
An adjective to refer to earthquakes, and any properties thereof, that occur more than 100 km from a particular site. In this age of modern seismic data-recording networks, this ...
fault line
Earth science; Seismology
A commonly-used term that is synonymous with the surface trace of a fault. It should never be used to describe the fault itself; faults are planar, not linear, features.
fault strand
Earth science; Seismology
An individual fault of a set of closely-spaced parallel or subparallel faults of a fault system.
horizontal fault
Earth science; Seismology
A fault with no dip. Still theoretical, this sort of fault should only exist within a region of strong compression or extension where the tectonic forces required for such ...
Holocene
Earth science; Seismology
The most recent geologic era; from about 10,000 years ago to the present. The Holocene is the latest epoch of the Quaternary period.
hypocenter
Earth science; Seismology
Also known as the focus, the hypocenter is the point of origin of an earthquake. It can be expressed with no fewer than three measurements: latitude, longitude, and depth.
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