Earthquakes

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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 Ring of Fire is an area of seismic activity around the ______________ ocean.

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

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

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

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

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called