Eathquake definition
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| Focus | Point where earthquake begins.
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| Epicentre | The point on the earths surface directly above the focus.
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| Transform boundary | When two plates slide across each other.
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| Divergent boundary's | When two plates move apart due to convection currents.
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| Magnitude | A measure of an earthquake's strength, based on the wave motion and the energy released.
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| Tsunami | A giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
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| Richter scale | Magnitude of earthquake is measured on a Richter scale.
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| Liquefaction | When clay and sands mix with groundwater during an earthquake.
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| Seismology | Study of earthquakes.
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| Subduction zone | Where one plate subducts under the other due to it being heavier.
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| Earthquake | A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
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