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when the earth shake
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fault | a defect, mistake, weakness, or imperfection in a person or thing, responsibility for something wrong, a break in the Earth's crust in geology, or an illegal serve in sports like tennis |
| intensity | the extreme degree, force, or concentration of something, like an emotion, thought, activity, or physical quality |
| magnitude | great size, extent, importance, or intensity |
| destructive | causing or tending to cause great damage, harm, or injury, often leading to ruin or destruction |
| stress | a state of mental or emotional strain, or a physical force, that disrupts normal equilibrium and requires an adaptive response |
| tsunami | like underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions |
| seisnmogram | the graphical record of ground motion from seismic waves (like earthquakes) captured by a seismograph |
| seismogragh | a scientific instrument that detects, measures, and records ground motion from earthquakes and other seismic events |
| tension | the act or condition of being stretched tight |
| compression | the process or result of an object or substance being pressed, squeezed, or compacted into a smaller volume due to an applied force or stress |
| shearing | cutting or clipping something close to its surface |
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