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Knipp-7G-smosler
earthquake facts
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Geology
7th Grade
01/07/2013

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Shear
Definition
pushes on rock in opposite directions
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Compression
Definition
the force that squeezes rocks together
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Tension
Definition
Cause the rocks to be pulled apart
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Strike-slip fault
Definition
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
Break in rock caused by tensional forces
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Reverse fault
Definition
a break in rock caused by compressive forces
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Fault
Definition
surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit
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Earthquake
Definition
vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault
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Magnitude
Definition
measure of the energy released during an earthquake
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Liquifaction
Definition
occurs when wet soil acts more like a liquid during an Earthquake
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