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Geology
7th Grade
01/07/2013

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Shear
Definition
The force that causes rock on either side of the fault to slide past each other
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Compression
Definition
The force that squeezes rocks together
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Tension
Definition
The force that pulls rocks apart
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Strike-Slip Fault
Definition
When rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward movement
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Normal Fault
Definition
When rocks above the fault surface move downward in relation to rock below the fault surface
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Reverse Fault
Definition
When the surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface
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Fault
Definition
The surface broken rocks move across when broken
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Earthquake
Definition
The vibrations produced by the breaking of rock
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Magnitude
Definition
Measure of energy released during an earthquake
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Liquification
Definition
When soil acts like a liquid during an earthquake
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