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earthquake,volcanos
vocab
| Earthquake | the sudden, intense shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the release of energy in the lithosphere, usually due to tectonic plates shifting and slipping along a fault line |
| Fault | a fracture or zone of weakness in the Earth’s crust where blocks of rock have moved past each other |
| Seismic wave | vibrations that transmit energy through the Earth’s layers, generated by sudden movements like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions |
| Focus | the specific point where waves—such as light, sound, or seismic energy—converge, diverge, or originate |
| Epicenter | he point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. |
| volcano | an intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly. |
| hot spots | a volcanic region fed by a localized, unusually hot plume of magma rising from deep within the Earth's mantle |