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Earthquakes2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any push or pull | force |
| applying force | stress |
| bending | strain |
| breaking rocks | the most common cause of earthquakes |
| rocks bend and break | due to force |
| released energy moves out in | waves in all directions |
| energy waves cause the ground to move in an | earthquake |
| What is created when a tectonic plate breaks and moves? | a fault |
| What is released if rocks break free? | stress and strain |
| What happens when stress and strain are released? | an earthquake |
| Rock above a normal fault moves | down |
| A normal fault occurs at what type of boundary? | divergent |
| Africa Rift Valley is what type of fault? | normal |
| Rock above a reverse fault moves | up |
| A reverse fault occurs at what type of boundary? | convergent |
| Rocks in a strike-slip fault move | past each other horizontally |
| A strike-slip fault occurs at what type of boundary? | transform fault |
| the study of earthquakes | seismology |