Earth Science Earthquakes

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The buildup of stress in Earth's crust can become so great that rocks reach their __________.

Normal faults are created by __________.

Buildings collapse as soil beneath becomes liquid.

The farther apart primary, secondary, and surface waves arrive, the __________ the epicenter is.

The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a __________.

The slowest seismic waves are __________.

__________ do not pass through liquid so they are stopped when they hit the liquid outer core.

A reverse fault is often located where plates __________.