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Earthquakes
Term | Definition |
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Earthquakes | Vibrations that move through rock or other earth materials. |
Fault | The surface of where a rock was broken. |
Seismic waves | Another name for an Earthquake wave. |
Focus | The point inside Earth where movement occurs and energy is released. |
Seismograph | The instrument used to obtain record of seismic waves. |
Magnitude | The height of the lines traced on the paper is a measure of the energy released by the earthquake. |
Tsunami | Seismic sea waves |
Seismic safe | A building that is save enough to stand up to the vibrations caused by most earthquakes. |