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what is it?

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  • Is the two separate plates can move farther away from each other, or the end of one plate can move in different directions.
    tension stress
  • These faults are still moving and can cause earthquakes in the future, What is it?
    active fault
  • the origin or the center of the earthquake and is located underground.
    focus
  • Occurs when rocks slide horizontally past each other.
    strike-slip fault
  • Occurs when rocks are pulled apart and one lock moves down relative to the other.
    normal fault
  • A type of fault which Happens when rocks are pushed together and one block moves up over the other.
    Reverse fault
  • lateral waves that move side to side as a sine wave perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
    S-wave
  • These faults haven’t moved in a long time and are less likely to cause earthquakes.
    Inactive fault
  • A point of the surface of the earthquake which is directly above of the focus of an earthquake and where the earthquake vibration reach first.
    epicenter
  • a type of surface wave producing both a vertical and horizontal component of motion in the direction of wave propagation, that travel near the surface of solids.
    Rayleigh wave
  • Is the type of stress that causes the rocks to push or squeeze against one another.
    compression stress
  • it is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions.
    seismometer
  • when two plates rub against each other as they move in opposite direction.
    shear stress
  • a type of surface wave having a horizontal motion that is shear or transverse to the direction of propagation, that travel near the surface of solids.
    love wave
  • it is the shaking and trembling of the Earth’s surface caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust.
    Earthquake