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whethe earth shakes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fault | a fracture in bedrock along with blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move |
| Intensity | A measure of the damage done by an earthquake that is determined on the basis of the earthquake's effect on people,structures and natural environment |
| 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 force being applied to a rock or surface |
| tsunami | a series of sea waves caused by undersea vents such as an earthquake beneath the ocean floor that rise to great heights as near a shore |
| seismogram | the record made by a seismograph; the paper on which data about earthquake waves is recorded |
| seismograph | An instrument used to detect earthquake waves |
| tension | a pulling force transmitted axially through a string, cable, chain, or similar object, acting in opposite directions to stretch or pull. |
| compression | the process where matter (solids, liquids, gases, or living systems) is squeezed, pushed, or forced into a smaller volume or space by applied inward forces, increasing its density and pressure. |
| shearing | a type of deformation or stress where parallel layers of a material slide past each other, caused by forces acting parallel to the surface |
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