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Earthquakes
Term | Definition |
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An earthquake is | A sudden movement or trembling of the Earth's crust |
Earthquakes occur at | Boundaries where plates collide |
The plates move along | The fault line |
Tremors can be detected by a | Seismometer or seismograph |
The Richter Scale is used to | Describe the strength or force of an earthquake |
Aftershocks last | Rarely more than one minute |
A tsunami is | A huge wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake |