Science 10: Lesson 3

The shaking of the ground caused by the tremendous release of energy due to pressure in Earth's crust.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

The slipping of a block of Earth's crust with another block, ---, causes a sudden shake in the surface of the Earth.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

The origin of an earthquake is called an -------.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

The strongest point of an earthquake.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

The point that lies directly above the focus on the surface.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

Earthquakes release energy through what?

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Hypocenter or Focus

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

It is a process in which the segment of a rock was displaced along a fault.

• Earthquake

• Fault

• Faulting

• Epicenter

• Seismic Waves

Seismic waves that travel through the interior of the Earth.

• Body Waves

• Surface Waves

• Primary Waves

• Secondary Waves

• Rayleigh Waves

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• Body Waves

• Surface Waves

• Primary Waves

• Secondary Waves

• Rayleigh Waves