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| A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall |
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| A fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall |
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| Rocks on either side oif the fault move past each other without muchupward or downward movement |
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| Shear is the force that causes rocks on either side of a fault to slide past each other |
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| Compression is the force that squeezes rocks together |
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| Tension is the force that pulls rocks apart |
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| A surface on which rocks break |
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| Earthquakes are vibrations produced by the breaking of rocks |
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| the scale of 1-10 with witch earthquakes are measured on |
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| The process of which sediment that is very wet starts to behave like a liquid |
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| The point on the earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus |
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| A device that is used to seismic waves from earthquakes |
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| The point where the energy release first occurs |
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| Waves that travel through the earth that are generated by an earthquake |
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| Ocean waves caused by earthquakes |
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