What type of fault does compression cause?
Earthquakes

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Reverse fault
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of seismic wave is the slowest, but causes the most damage?
Back
Surface waves
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A strike-slip fault is caused by this type of stress.
Back
Shearing
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Seismic waves are recorded and measured by a _____________.
Back
seismograph
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Tension in rock causes a ____________ fault.
Back
Normal
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the definition of an earthquake?
Back
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are tectonic plates?
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Large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.
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