Earthquake Vocabulary

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Stress that pushes a rock in two opposite directions until it bends or breaks is called

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called

A wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or a landslide is called

A device that measures seismic waves is called a

A fault where shearing causes the rock to slide past in opposite directions at a transform boundary is called

A number that geologists use to describe the strength of an earthquake is called the

The slowest seismic waves that move side to side are called

Stress that stretches a rock so it becomes thinner is called