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Created by Nicomart N Martin
about 10 years ago
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| 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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