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Question | Answer |
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Stress taht pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called | shearing |
in a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the | footwall |
which type of stress force produces reverse faults> | compression |
the land betweeen two normal faults move upward to form a | fault block mountain |
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a | anticline |
the point beneath EArth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers and earthquake is called the | focus |
the type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and mobe by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called | P waves |
S waves are also known as | secondary waves |
Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move | slower |
which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings? | the Mercalli scale |
which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquakd? | an aftershock |
a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called | stress |
most earthquak-related deaths and injuries result from | P waves |
In a strike slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with litle | up or down motion |
a large are of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a | plateau |
in what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake | away from the focus |
what type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids | P waves |
volcanic belts form along | the boundaqries of Earth's plates |
the formation of the Hawaiin Islands is one example of | volcanoes forming over a hot spot |
the viscosity of magma dep |