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| The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface. |
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| A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume. |
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| Shearing,Tension, and Compression |
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| What are the 3 types of stress? |
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| Stress pushing rock in opposite directions |
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| Stress pulling or strectching rock, making it thinner in the middle. |
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| Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. |
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| And change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust. |
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| Srtike-slip,normal,and reverse faults. |
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| What are the three types of faults? |
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| Rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with up or down motion. |
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What is the Strike-slip fault cause by? a.Tension b.Shearing c.Compression |
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| The fault is at an angle and the footwall is higher than the hanging wall. |
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What is the normal fault caused by? a.Compression b.Shearing c.Tension |
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| The same structure as a normal fault but the hanging wall is higher than the footwall. |
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What is a reverse fault caused by? a.Tension b.Compression c.Shearing |
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Bends in rock that form from compression. *What is another word for bend?* |
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| A large area of flat land high above sea level. |
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| Vibrations that travel through Earth Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. |
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1.Primary"P Waves" 2.Secondary Waves"S Waves" 3.Surface waves |
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| What are the three types of seismic waves?Two of them have nicknames,what are they? |
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Records the ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through the Earth. *Have of this word has something to do with the word "rercord"* **Hint:We're learning about this in Math** |
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A rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake. **Hint:This term is three whole words** |
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Any of the following would work: 1.Homes/buildings destroyed 2.Fatalities/injuries 3.Cars/roads damaged 4.Landslides & Avalanches 5.Fires 6.Tsunamis 7.Water mains fractured |
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| Name 5 different damages an earthquake can do. |
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