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| the surface on which broken rock moves |
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| a constant force or pressure |
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| the discontinuity between the crust and mantle |
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| a group of rock layers that slope downwards |
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| zone where no seismic waves reach |
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| vibrations from rock breaking |
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| where the earthquake occurs |
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| energy released during earthquake |
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| a group of rock layers that slope upwards |
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| a fault where the hanging wall slides downward |
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| a fault where the hanging wall moves in the same or opposite direction as the footwall |
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| a tool used to measure seismic energy |
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| a set of layers that all slope downwards |
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| the fastest type of wave, rock moves back and forth in same direction |
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| a fault where the hanging wall slides upwards |
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| the point directly above the focus |
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| shaking causes soil to act like a liquid |
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| shaking causes soil to act like a liquid |
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| rock moves at right angle, second fastest |
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| the longer a fault has a period of inactivity, the bigger the earthquake there will be |
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| the force that pulls rock apart |
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| a wave caused by the breaking of rock |
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| ocean wave caused by earthquake |
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| ocean wave caused by earthquake |
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| rock moves in circular, rolling motion, slowest |
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