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Earthquakes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earthquake | A sudden shaking in the earth, sometimes violent but other times not as bad. |
| Crust | The layer of the earth we live on. |
| Fault | Rock movements in the earth. |
| Seismologists | A seismologist is is someone who studies seismic waves. |
| Seismograph | An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes. |
| P-wave | P-wave is a type of body wave. |
| S-wave | An earthquake that moves side to side. |