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sceince chap 7 vocab
Stack #103454
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fault | a fracture or break in the lithosphere |
| Stress | the force exerted when na object pulls on presses on or pushes against another object |
| earthquake | a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault |
| seismic wave | energy waves, vibrations caused by an earthquake |
| focus | point underground where the rocks first move |
| epicenter | point on the earths surface directly above the focus |
| seismograph | an instrument constantly recording ground movement |
| aftershock | a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake |
| liquefaction | process in which shaking of the ground causes soil to act like a liquid |
| tsunami | a water wave triggered by an earthquake volcanic eruption or lanslide |
| If the rocks are being pulled apart what kind of fault is it???? | normal fault |
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