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earthquake

studystack on earthquakes

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Earthquake Shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
Seismologist Scientist who study eartquakes
Crust Layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
Fault A break in earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move
Mantle Layer of hot ,solid material between earth's crust and core
Lithosphere A layer made up of the upper most part of mantle and crust
Lithosperic plates Plates under the earth always moving
p-wave siesmic waves that compress and expand the ground
s-wave siesmic waves that vibrate from side to side and up and down
surface wave when p and s waves reach the surface
Seismic wave When a earthquake happens under the earth a siesmic wave happens
focus location within earth underground rock moves siesmic waves
epicenter location were siesmic waves hit
siesmograph device that measures seismic waves
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Stress Force thatn acts on rock to change its shape or volume
Tension Strecting rock
Compression Squeezes rock
Shearing Pushes rock
Strike slip fault Small. Up and down movement
Normal fault Handing wall slides up and down
Reverse fault
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