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Chap. 6 Earthquakes
Earthquakes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plate | large section of Earth's crust and rigid uppermantle that moves around on the Anthenosphere |
| Fault | Surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic livmit and break. |
| Earthquakes | vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault. |
| Normal Fault | Break in a ropck caused by tension forces, where rock above the fault surface moves |
| Reverse Fault | Break in rock caused by compressive forces, where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surface |