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Earthquakes 6.5
Earthquake Characteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ground shaking caused by the release of energy stored in rocks. | earthquake |
| How earthquakes are generated. Stresses cause strain to build up in rocks until they can no longer bend elastically. The rocks break and cause an earthquake. | elastic rebound theory |
| Point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of the earthquake. | epicenter |
| Point where rocks rupture to cause an earthquake. | focus |