Terms(Science)

Question	Answer
EARTHQUAKE	A series of generated waves in the earth as a result of the sudden movement of part of Earth's crust.
SEISMIC WAVE	A shock wave produced by an earthquake
EPICENTER	The point directly above the focus of an earthquake
TSUNAMI	Giant waves caused by an earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor
FAULTING	Before crack the earhth's crust
STRESS	Tensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock.
CONTINENTAL CRUST	Section of Earth's Crust that makes up Earth's Land masses
OCEANIC CRUST	A section of earth's under the ocean floor
CRUST	Thin outermost layer of Earth
INTENSITY	The degree or amount of strength or force that something has
MAGNITUDE	A number that shows the power of an earthquake
FAULT	A break or crack in the earth's crust
PRIMARY WAVES	A longitudinal wave similar to sound wave
SECONDARY WAVES	A wave where particles oscillate back
SURFACE WAVES	A wave that travels along the earth
NORMAL FAULT	An inclined fault in which the hanging wall has slipped down relative to the footwall
REVERSE FAULT	A geological fault in which the hanging wall appears to have been pushed up along the footwall

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