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Earthquakes
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boundary | a line or object that signals a boarder |
| energy | the capability of a object or thing to do work. You need energy to do everything. The food you eat provides energy. |
| fault | A crack in earths crust that separating rocks that have moved in different directions |
| Focus | the location inside the Earth where rocks shifted during an earthquake. |
| Friction | The rubbing of two things together |
| Magntude | The amount of energy an earthquake relesses |
| Stress | An application of forse towards an object, causeing it to change shape. |
| Tremor | A shaking or vibrating movement on the earth. |
| Tsinami | A huge sea wave caused by a underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption. |