Geology
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- Q1vibrations in the ground that result from movement along faults; tectonic plates slide past each other, slip, and release seismic wavesEarthquake30s
- Q2point beneath Earth's surface where rock under stress breaks to cause an earthquakeFocus30s
- Q3point on the surface of earth directly above the focusEpicenter30s
- Q4compression waves that travel through solids and liquidsP-Wave30s
- Q5lateral waves that travel through solidsS-Wave30s
- Q6slow waves that produce sever ground movementSurface Wave30s
- Q7scale that expresses the magnitude of an earthquakeRichter Scale30s
- Q8crack in Earth's lithosphereFault30s
- Q9form when forces pull two blocks of rock apartNormal Fault30s
- Q10forces push two blocks of rock togetherReverse Fault30s
- Q11two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each otherStrike-Slip Fault30s
- Q12waves that carry energy of an earthquakeSeismic Waves30s
- Q13devices that measure and record ground motionSeismometers30s
- Q14debris separates from bedrock and the material slides rapidly down slopeLandslide30s
- Q15large tidal wave that is generated by seismic waves released from an earthquakeTsunami30s