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Earthquakes
8th Earth Science
Question | Answer |
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A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move. | earthquake |
The sudden return of elastically deformed rocks to their undeformed or original state/shape. | elastic rebound |
The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus. | epicenter |
A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relate to another block of rock. | fault |
The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock due to stress. | deformation |
The location inside of Earth along a fault where the motion of the earthquake first occurs. | focus |
The edge between two or more plates classified as either divergent, convergent, or transform due to the movement taking place between the plates. | tectonic plate boundary |