A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
Which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismograph?
An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust.
Thepoint beneath Earth's surfacewhere the crust breaks and triggers an earthquake is called the
Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?
A break in the crust where slabs slip past each other is a
An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is called a
What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud?
What type offault forms when the hanging wall moves upward past the footwall?
The type of stress force that produces a strike slip fault is
Compression, tension, and shearing are three types of
What is a large area of flat land that is elevated high above sea level?
The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.
What is the point on Earth's surface directly above an eathquake's focus is called the....
Water displaced by an undersea earthquake may produce....
A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust.
What is the type of stress that pushes masses of rock sideways in opposite directions is
What waves arrive at a seismograph after the P Waves?
An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area.
A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface.
Tension creates what kind of fault?
Compression creates what kind of fault?
Shearing creates what kind of fault?
The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake based on seismic waves and movement along a fault is called the ____________ scale.
What kind of plate boundary is a reverse fault found?
