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Chapter 12 Review Section 1 1. What is a shadow zone? 2. What affects the speed and directions of seismic waves? 3. Compare P and S waves. 4. Does stress on rocks at plate boundaries cause more or less earthquakes? 5. Define Epicenter. 6. How does the location of the epicenter affect the amount of damage caused by an earthquake? 7. Describe the focus of an earthquake. 8. What are the mechanical layers of the Earth in order? 9. What are the compositional layers of the Earth in order? 10. What is the difference between the compositional and mechanical layers of the Earth? 11. What are the different types of tectonic plate boundaries? Section 2 12. What is the “moment magnitude scale?” 13. From our Earthquake lab and from reading in the textbook (p.326), what does the box with the pen represent? 14. Compare earthquake magnitude to earthquake intensity. Section 3 15. How do you prepare for an earthquake? 16. What would you do if you were driving in a car during an earthquake? 17. How do you protect yourself during an Earthquake if you are indoors? 18. What type of ground will cause the most damage to buildings? 19. Describe how a tsunami wave is caused. 20. What happens to the height of a tsunami wave as it moves towards shore? 21. Can scientist predict earthquakes? 22. Define foreshock 23. What do scientists study to forecast earthquakes? 24. What is the difference between the compositional and mechanical layers of the earth?