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Earthquake

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EARTHQUAKE

SHAKING THAT RESULTS FROM SUDDEN MOVEMENT ALONG A FAULT
Photo by rabiem22

FOCUS

AREA BENEATH THE EARTH'S SURFACE WHERE ROCK THAT IS UNDER STRESS BREAKS TRIGGERING AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by stebulus

EPICENTER

POINT ON THE SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCUS
Photo by bsabarnowl

P WAVES

SEISMIC WAVES THAT COMPRESS AND EXPAND THE GROUND
Photo by Andy Friedl

S WAVES

SEISMIC WAVES THAT VIBRATE SIDE TO SIDE / UP & DOWN
Photo by Pulpolux !!!

SURFACE WAVES

WHEN P & S WAVES REACH THE SURFACE
Photo by martinluff

SEISMOGRAPH

INSTRUMENT THAT RECORDS AND MEASURES SEISMIC WAVES
Photo by djwudi

RICHTER SCALE

NUMBER BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE SEISMIC WAVE
Photo by FrankGuido