Earthquake Vocabulary 1 Our Vocab

a smaller earthquake that follows the original

location on earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus 

a scientist who studies earthquakes

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a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock

shaking of the earth that occurs during an earthquake

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huge wave caused by sudden movement of the earth from an earthquake or volcano

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location inside earth where an earthquake takes place

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waves of energy that travel through the earth’s layers

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fastest seismic waves -move through solid, liquid, or gas. -primary (first) waves - cause compressions   (pressure waves)

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secondary waves of an earthquake -move slower than primary waves - shake waves that move ground up and down or side to side

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