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Earthquake
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boundry | a lin or object that signals a boarder |
| Energy | the capability of an object or thing to do work |
| fault | a crack in the earth's crust seperating rocks that have moved in different derections |
| focus | the location inside the earth where rocks shifted during a earthquake |
| friction | the rubbing of one thing and another |
| magnitude | the amount of energy an earthquake releases |
| stress | an application of force or group of forces on a object causing it to change shape |
| tremor | a shaking or vibrating movment in the earth |
| tsunami | huge sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption |