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S waves are also known as
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
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A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
focus
The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
focus
What does a seismograph record?
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the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
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Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake?
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
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Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
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In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
shearing
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Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?
footwall
the ground movements caused by seismic waves
secondary waves
an aftershock
compression
anticline
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