Earthquake Review

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A strike -slip fault occurs at a _____________ boundary.

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

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

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

A fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the footwall is called a

S waves are also called

The type of seismic wave that arrives at the surface first by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion is called

The number that geologists give to describe the energy released in an earthquake is called the