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earthquakes
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| earthquakes | causes vibrations in the ground that result from movement a long breaks in Earth's lithosphere. |
| epicenter | location directly above the focus of an earthquake. |
| fault | break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward a way from or pat another. |
| focus | location where rocks first move along a fault and seismic waves originate. |
| seismic wave | travels as vibration on and in earth. |
| seismometer | measures and records ground motion and the distance and direction seismic waves travel |