second set of earthqauke flashcards
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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tension | is stress that pulls and stretches rock. makes rocks thinner in the middle. tension happens when two plates move apart.
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compression | stress that squeezes rocks. makes rocks fold or break. happens when two plates push together.
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shearing | stress that pushes rocks in opposite directions. makes rocks break, slip apart, or change shape. happens when two plates slip past eachother in opposite directions.
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stress | when earths plates move rocks are pushed and pulled.
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earhtqauke | is the shaking that results when rocks move inside earth. an earthqauke is caused by stress along a fault. stress increases until the rocks break and realese stored energy.
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focus | the place where rocks break and cause an earthqauke is called focus.
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epicenter | the point on the surface directly above the focus is called the epicenter.
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