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What is the name of the location on Earth's surface above the earthquake source?
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∙ 8y ago
That's called the 'epicentre.'
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What is the position on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake source?
epicenter
When a earthquake occurs energy radiates in all directions from what source?
The location inside the Earth where an earthquake begins is called the focus. The point at the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter. The strongest shaking happens at the epicenter.
Explain the difference between magnitude and intensity of an earthquakes?
The magnitude of an earthquake is the amount of energy released at the source of the earthquake and is measured by a seismograph. Intensity is shaking strength of an earthquake at a particular location.
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake source is determined from the what?
The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake source is determined from the arrival time of P and the S waves. P waves are faster than S waves and surface waves.
What is an earthquake's source called?
The source of an earthquake is called the hypocenter, the point on the surface directly above it is the epicenter.
What is a source of most water that evaporates from earths surface?
This source is ocean waters.
What is the epicentre in an earthquake?
Point on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the source (or focus) of an earthquake. There the effects of the earthquake usually are most severe
What is the position on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake source?
epicenter
What is the intense heat beneath earths surface can be a source of?
radiation & gravity
When a earthquake occurs energy radiates in all directions from what source?
The location inside the Earth where an earthquake begins is called the focus. The point at the Earth's surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter. The strongest shaking happens at the epicenter.
Explain the difference between magnitude and intensity of an earthquakes?
The magnitude of an earthquake is the amount of energy released at the source of the earthquake and is measured by a seismograph. Intensity is shaking strength of an earthquake at a particular location.
What are source earthquake waves?
The source of earthquake waves is the epicenter of the earthquake.
Which layer of earth is the source of molten rock called magma that sometimes rises to earths surface?
the mantle
What source of most water evaporates from earths surface?
Water is evaporated from oceans, seas, lakes, rivers.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earths surface?
The energy from Sun is the most important.
What does water need to begin evaporating?
What needs a heat source to begin evaporating. Normally the sun is the heat source that evaporates water on the earths surface.
