Earthquakes

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Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of ________________________ from an earthquake.

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the

The block of rock that lies above a fault is called the ____________________.

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the

In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little