Earthquake Terms Word Scramble
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Earthquake | a vibration of the earth produced by a rapid release of energy |
Focus | the actual point in the earth's crust where earthquake waves begin |
Faults | surfaces along which rocks have fractured and been displaced. |
Continental Drift | Wegner's theory that the continents were once all one piece |
Plate Tectonics | when the plates move into eachother and form ridges and mountains, or cracks |
Earth's Crust | made up of many rocks, and is around 25 miles thick. all of the earthquakes start in the crust |
San Andreas Fault Line | a 1300 mile long fault that runs through California. A huge earthquake happened here. |
Elastic Energy | |
Elastic Rebound | When the crust moves and suddenly flies back to it's original position |
Fault Creep | |
Stick Slip | |
Foreshocks | small earthquakes that happen before major earthquakes |
Aftershocks | Small earthquakes that happen after a major earthquake |
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