Shaking that results when rocks move inside the Earth

An earthquake is caused by stress along a _____.

What kind of fault is caused by tension?

What kind of fault is caused by compression?

What kind of fault is caused by shearing?

This is the fastest of the 3 waves

This wave can move through solid and liquid layers of Earth

This wave is a longitudinal wave

This wave can only move through solid rock

This type of wave is a transverse wave

____ move rock particles in a backward, rolling motion and a side-to-side, swaying motion.

Seismic waves from earthquakes are measured with an instrument known as a _______.

The energy released from an earthquake is known as

When an earthquake cause soil to act more like a liquid, this is known as _______

Ocean waves caused by earthquakes are known as _________

The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the earthquake focus

The point where the energy release first occurs

This force causes rocks on either side of a fault to slide past each other

Like the waves traveling through a rope, _______ waves are generated by an earthquake traveling through Earth

This force pulls rocks apart...

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