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earthquakes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a earthquake? | are ground movments that occur when blocks of rock in earth move suddenley and release energy |
| what is a focus? | is a place within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earth quake occurs |
| what is a epicenter? | directly above earth surfaces is the epicenter |
| what is a tectonic plate boundary? | is where 2 or more tectonic plates meet |
| what is a fault? | a fualt is a break 'in the earths crust along which blocks of rock move |
| what is deformation? | is the process by which rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress |
| what is a elastic rebound? | the return of rock to its original shpae after elastic deformation |