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The stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle is
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
_____________ can make the ground roll like ocean waves.
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
The stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
Compression causes the formation of
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
______________ are siesmic waves that can vibrate from side to side or up and down. They are secondary waves during an earthquake.
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
A fault in which the rocks on either side of the fault move sideways past each other is a
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
____________ are seismic waves that compress and expand the ground like an accordion. They are the first waves to arrive to the seismograph.
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
Which scale would a geologist use to estimate the total energy released by an earthquake?
comression
P waves
Surface waves
tension
both anticlines and synclines
moment magnitude scale
S waves
slip-stike fault
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