Earthquakes Crossword

force that acts on a rock to change its shape for volume
stress force that pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle
stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward which is caused by tension in the crust
same structure as normal fault but the blocks are switched
fault where rocks on both sides of the fault slip past each other sideways
large area of flat land raised high above sea level
shaking and trembling that results from movement in the Earth's crust
area beneath Earth's surface where rock under stress breaks or moves
point on Earth's surface that is directly above the faocus
seismic waves that compress and expand the ground
seismic waves that can vibrate from side to side
waves that can produce severe ground movements
instrument used to gecord and measure earthquakes
rates amount of shaking from an earthquake
single number that geologists assign to earthquakes based on its size
rates earthquakes magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves
rates total energy an earthquake releases
record of an earthquake's seismic waves produces by a seismograph