Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

The Modified Mercalli scale rates the amount of ________________________ from an earthquake.

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the

In a strike-slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults?

The Ring of Fire is an area of seismic activity around the ______________ ocean.

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordion are called

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the

The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called

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

Shearing creates ____________________ faults, like the San Andreas fault in California.

The seismic waves that travel along Earth’s surface and produce the most severe ground movements are called ____________________.

Earthquakes occur most often along ___________________ boundaries.

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