Chapter 2 Terms Crossword

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust
The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves
The force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across another surface
An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocan floor
A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle