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Earthquake #1
L to J Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area | Aftershock |
| Rock layers cut by a fault formed _______ | before the fault |
| Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks | compression |
| The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface | earthquake |
| The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus | epicenter |
| A break in Earth's crust where slabs of rock slip past each other | fault |
| The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults | magnitude |
| A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth. | seismograph |
| A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma squeezes between layers of rock. | sill |
| A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface | surface waves |