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Earthquakes

Across
A force that acts on rocks to change its shape
The measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
A scale that measures an Earthquake's magnitude based on the size of seismic waves
Block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault-hangs over the fault
A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released
An scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
Block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault-it is under the fault
Stress on rock that causes it to fold or fracture
An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
A landform with a high elevation and a level surface
A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
Down
The point on Earth's surface directly above an Earthquake's focus
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
Shaking of lithospheric plates resulting from the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward
A fault where rocks move past each other-little upward or downward movement
Process by which an earthquake's violent movement turns loose soil into mud
Stress on rock that causes rock to slide past each other
A type of fault where the hanging wall is forced upward
Stress on rock that causes it to stretch, lengthen, or thin
A type of seismic wave that forms when P and S waves reach Earth's surface