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earthquake facts
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Geology
7th Grade
01/07/2013

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Term
shear
Definition
force that causes strike-slip fault
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compression
Definition
force that causes reverse fault
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tension
Definition
force that causes normal fault
Term
strike-slip fault
Definition
happens at transform boundary, caused by shear
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normal fault
Definition
happens at divergent boundary, caused by tension
Term
reverse fault
Definition
happens at convergent boundary, caused by compression
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fault
Definition
surfaces that rocks move along when the break
Term
earthquake
Definition
vibrations produced by the breaking of rocks
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magnitude
Definition
severity of earthquake
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liquifaction
Definition
when soil turns into liquid during earthquakes
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tsunami
Definition
wave caused by earthquake
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seismograph
Definition
register waves and when they arrive
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seismic waves
Definition
generate earthquake
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focus
Definition
point of where energy is released
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epicenter
Definition
place on Earth directly above the focus
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