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force when two plates slide past each other causes Strike-Slip fault |
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The force that squeezes the rock and creates a reverse fault |
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cause rocks to be pulled apart which creates a normal fault |
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On transform boundary created by Shear force |
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On a divergent boundary created by compression |
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On a convergent boundary created by tension |
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When a rock exceeds it elastic limit |
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A vibration caused by the movement of plates |
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The intensity of an earthquake |
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When soil acts as liquid in an earthquake |
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the point below the earth's surface where seismic waves originate during an earthquake |
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under the focus where an underground explosion takes place |
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wave of energy that travels through the earths surface |
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A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance |
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