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Earthquakes
Earthquakes Story words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Boundrary | A line or object that signals a border. BOUNDARY |
| Energy | The capability of an object or thing to do work. you need energy to do everything. The food you eat provides energy. ENERGY |
| Fault | A crack in the Earths crust separating rocks that have moved in different directions.FAULT |
| Focus | The location inside the Earth where rocks shifted during an earthquake. From this point the energy from an earthquake speeds outward through the surrounding rocks in all directions. FOCUS |
| Friction | The rubbing of one thing against another. Try rubbing your hands together to feel the friction.FRICTION |
| Magnitude | The energy released out of an earthquake.MAGNITUDE |
| Stress |