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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a broad term for a defect, weakness, or flaw |
| intensity | a measure of the damage done by an earthquake |
| 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 events, such as an earthquake beneath the ocean floor |
| seismogram | the record made by a seismograph the paper on which data about earth quake waves is recorded |
| seismograph | an instrument used to detect earthquake waves |
| tension | a pulling force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object |
| compression | he act of pressing or squeezing something together to reduce its volume, size, or density, making it more compact |
| shearing | tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, causing rocks to slip along a fault with sideways motion |