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Question	Answer
Fault	fracture that occurs when rocks break and that results in relative movements of opposing sides ; can form as a result of compression (reserve fault) , being pulled apart(normal fault) , or shear (strike-slip fault)
Focus	point deep inside Earth where energy is released causing an earthquake
Subduction	the process of an ocenic plate colliding with descending underneath a continental plate
Ring Of Fire	the zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Ritcher Scale	used to measure the strength of earthquakes
Epicenter	point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Lithosphere	rigid layer of earth about 100 km thick , mad o the crust and a part of the upper mantle.
tsunami	large ocean wave created by undersea eathquakes or volcanic eruptions
Mexico	this country's capital city was devastaded in by an earthquake in 1985
fault	a crack oin the eaths surface along which movement takes place
Lava	molten rock flowing onto Earth's surface
Seismograph	An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
seismic waves	waves from an earthquake are known as these

Fault	Answer: fracture that occurs when rocks break and that results in relative movements of opposing sides ; can form as a result of compression (reserve fault) , being pulled apart(normal fault) , or shear (strike-slip fault)	1	0	false
Focus	Answer: point deep inside Earth where energy is released causing an earthquake	2	0	false
descending	the process of an ocenic plate colliding with _____ underneath a continental plate	3	1	true
Ring Of Fire	Answer: the zone of earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean	4	0	false
Ritcher Scale	Answer: used to measure the strength of earthquakes	5	0	false
Epicenter	Answer: point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus	6	0	false
mantle	rigid layer of earth about 100 km thick , mad o the crust and a part of the upper _____.	7	1	true
tsunami	Answer: large ocean wave created by undersea eathquakes or volcanic eruptions	8	0	false
Mexico	Answer: this country's capital city was devastaded in by an earthquake in 1985	9	0	false
fault	Answer: a crack oin the eaths surface along which movement takes place	10	0	false
Lava	Answer: molten rock flowing onto Earth's surface	11	0	false
detect	An instrument used to _____ and record earthquakes	12	1	true
earthquake	waves from an _____ are known as these	13	1	true