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Chapter 6 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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A large section of earths upper mantal that moves around on the asthenosphere. | |
Rocks break and move along surfaces. | |
The virbrations produced by the breaking of rocks. | |
Rock above the fault surface moves downwards in relation to rock below the rock surface. | |
Rocks brake from forcews pushing from opposite directions. | |
Rock on either side of the fault are moving past each other without moving uppwards or downward movement. | |
Rythmic movement the carries energy through matter and space. | |
Generated by an earthquake, they travel through earth. | |
The point where this energy release first occurs. | |
Cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same directions that travel in waves. |