what does the word epicenter mean

epiicenter-pointon earth's surface directly above an earhtquake's focus

what does the word fault mean

fault- fracture that occurs when rocks break and that result in relative movement of oppositing sides; can form as a resultof compression(reverse fault),being pulled apart (normal fault),or shear(strike slip fault)

what does the word focus mean

Focus-point deep inside earth where ernegy

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Question	Answer
what does the word epicenter mean	epiicenter-pointon earth's surface directly above an earhtquake's focus
what does the word fault mean	fault- fracture that occurs when rocks break and that result in relative movement of oppositing sides; can form as a resultof compression(reverse fault),being pulled apart (normal fault),or shear(strike slip fault)
what does the word focus mean	Focus-point deep inside earth where ernegy