1. A fault is a
or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults a
relative to each other.
2.
is a type of stress that causes the rocks to push or squeeze
3. The breaking of the rocks will start at the point where the rocks are
4. A point on the surface of the earthquake which is directly above the focus of a
earthquake vibrations reach first is called
5. The
of an earthquake gives us an idea of how strong or weak the
describing the effects of earthquake on people or surroundings.
6. Earthquakes with a magnitude of
may or may not be felt.
7.
are structure along which we expect displacement to occur.
A sudden push from an underwater fault can produce a wave called a
refer to the vibrations that travel through the interior of the
refer to vibrations that travel at the surface of the earth.
The
composed of the crust and the uppermost part of​