Earthquake

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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viscoelastic

Natural environment; Earthquake

A type of deformation in which a material behaves like an elastic solid when it is rapidly strained on time scales of seconds to hours, but deforms viscously by plastic flow over long periods of ...

volcanic earthquakes

Natural environment; Earthquake

An earthquake related to volcanic activity.

water table

Natural environment; Earthquake

The upper surface of an unconfined body of ground water.

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.

wavelet

Natural environment; Earthquake

A seismic pulse usually consisting of 1½ or 2 cycles.

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.