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when the earth shake

fault a fracture in bedrock, along which block of rock on opposite side of the fracture move.
intensity to increase the intensity, force, or power of something.
magnitude a measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake
destructive causing damage or injury
stress the amount of forces being applied to a rock or surface
tsunami a series of sea waves caused by underseas events, such as an earthquake beneath the ocean floor,that rises to great heights as they near a shore
seismogram the record made by a seismogram the paper on Which data about earthquake waves is recorded
seismograph an instrument used to detect earthquake waves
tension a force along the length of a medium, especially a force carried by a flexible medium, such as a rope or cable
compression the act of pressing or squeezing something together to reduce its volume, size, or density, making it more compac
shearing to cut the hair or wool from
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