Practice Key Features (23.2.3) - Elastic Rebound - Earthquake Engineering

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Question 1.
What happens to rocks when they accumulate elastic strain?
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Think about how a rubber band behaves when stretched.
Question 2.
List the types of seismic waves that are released during an earthquake.
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Remember the fast and slow waves!
3Question 3.
What describes elastic strain accumulation?
- Energy storage in rocks
- Immediate rupture
- Static pressure
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Think about what elastic means in physics.
4Question 4.
True or False: Sudden rupture only occurs gradually.
- True
- False
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Recall the definition of sudden rupture.
Question 5.
Given the elastic rebound theory, predict the impact of longer accumulation times on the energy released during an earthquake.
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Connect the concepts of strain accumulation and energy release.
Question 6.
Analyze how different types of seismic waves vary in terms of speed and damage potential during an earthquake.
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Consider the speeds and energy levels of each wave type.

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