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Stress taht pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called   shearing  
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in a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the   footwall  
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which type of stress force produces reverse faults>   compression  
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the land betweeen two normal faults move upward to form a   fault block mountain  
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A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a   anticline  
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the point beneath EArth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers and earthquake is called the   focus  
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the type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and mobe by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called   P waves  
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S waves are also known as   secondary waves  
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Compared to P waves and S waves, surface waves move   slower  
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which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?   the Mercalli scale  
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which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquakd?   an aftershock  
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a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called   stress  
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most earthquak-related deaths and injuries result from   P waves  
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In a strike slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with litle   up or down motion  
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a large are of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a   plateau  
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in what direction do seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake   away from the focus  
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what type of earthquake wave can travel through both liquids and solids   P waves  
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volcanic belts form along   the boundaqries of Earth's plates  
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the formation of the Hawaiin Islands is one example of   volcanoes forming over a hot spot  
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the viscosity of magma dep    
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