Earthquakes
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| Fault | surface along which rocks move when they pass there elastic limit
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| Earthquake | The vibrations produced by the breaking of the rock
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| Normal fault | Rock above the fault moves downward in relation to rock below the surface
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| Reverse fault | surface is forced up and over the rock below the surface
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| Strike Slip Fault | Rocks on either side of the fault are moving past eachother without much upward/downward movement
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| Plate | AS large section of warthcrust and rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere.
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| Siesmic waves | Caused by earthquake and travels through earth
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| Focus | The point where energy is released in the earthquake
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| Primary wave | Cause particles in rocks to move back and forth is the same directions
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| Secondary Wave | more through earth by causing particles in rocks to move at right angles to direction of wave travel
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| Surface waves | Move rock particles a backward , rolling motion, and swaying motion
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| Epicenter | is the point on earths surface directly above the earthquakes focus
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| Wave | Rythmic pattern that carries energy through matter and space
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| Crest | The highest point of a wave
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| Magnitude | Measure of the energy is released in an earthquake
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| Liquefaction | Earthquake can be move like liquid
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| Tsunami | Large wave caused my eathquakes
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| Seismograph | measures seismic waves from an eathquake
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