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Waters Vocab

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Upper mantle that moves around the asthenosphere. plate
rocks that braks along the surface Faults
Vibration produced by breaking of rock Earthquake
Normmal Fault Fault surface that moves downward
rocks that brak in oppisite directions reverse fault
rocks on either side of the fault are moving past one another strike-slip fault
Rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter and space wave
generated by an earthquake seismic wave
when energy is realesed Focus
causes particles to move back and forth in the same direction primary wave
causes rock particles to move at a right angle secondary wave
moves rock particles backward, rolling motion, and side-to-side, swaying motion. surface wave
is the position Earth's surface directly above earthquakes focus epicenter
seismograph measures sesmic waves
crest highest point of a wave
the energ that is realesed in a sesmic wave magnitude
liquefaction an earthquake that causes a more act in liquid
tsunami ocean waves caused by earthquakes
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