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EARTHQUAKES ch.2
1st 15 words
Answer | Question |
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A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. | stress |
stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle | tension |
stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks | compression |
stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions,in a sideways movement | shearing |
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust. | normal fault |
the block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault | hanging wall |
the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault | footwall |
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust. | reverse fault |
A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion. | strike-slip fault |
a forward fold in rock formed by compression of the crust | anticline |
a downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust | syncline |
a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level | plateau |
the shaking that results from the movement of rock beaneath Earth's surface | earthquake |
the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake | focus |
the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus | epicenter |