What Are Earthquakes?

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Waves of energy that travel through Earth away from an earthquake in all directions

Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth motion

The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress

A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of crust slide relative to one another is

Seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a side-to-side motion

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate motion?

Which of the following is a types of body wave?

The branch of Earth science devoted to studying earthquakes