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Caitlin Dixon

Published on Feb 05, 2016

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Caitlin Dixon

Earthquakes
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Earthquake

Ground movements when blocks of rock move suddenly and release energy
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Focus

A place along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs

Epicenter

Directly above the focus on Earth's surface

Tectonic Plate Boundary

Where two or more tectonic plates meet

Fault

a break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move
Photo by Ben+Sam

Deformation

the process by which rock becomes deformed and changed shape due to stress

Elastic rebound

The return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation