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Earthquakes Valcones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earthquakes | the sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere, usually due to tectonic plates shifting or rocks breaking along a fault line. |
| Fault | a fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth’s crust along which two blocks of rock have moved relative to each other. |
| Seismic wave | vibrations of elastic energy that travel through the Earth's interior or along its surface, primarily caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, landslides, or man-made explosions. |
| Focus | the exact point within the Earth's crust or mantle where an earthquake's rupture begins and energy is first released. |
| Epicenter | The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. |
| Volcano | a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust. |
| Hot spot | Forms from a stationary plume of extra-hot magma rising from deep within the Earth's mantle. |