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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Shearing Surface waves Strike-slip fault Syncline

Seismic waves Seismograph Stress Seismogram

1. __________ - energy waves released by an earthquake thattravel through the Earth

2. __________ - the record of the arrival of seismic waves at aseismograph

3. __________ - a machine that measures the strength andarrival times of seismic waves from an earthquake

4. __________ - stress created when two tectonic plates push inopposite directions causing rock to slide or break

5. __________ - the amount of force per unit area that is pushingor pulling on rocks

6. __________ - a fault that forms when rocks slide past eachother and experience shearing stress; usually found at atransform tectonic plate boundaries

7. __________ - seismic waves that travel along the surface ofthe Earth’s crust in a circular motion

8. __________ - the downward folding of rock that forms a valley

Earthquakes

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Shearing Surface waves Strike-slip fault Syncline

Seismic waves Seismograph Stress Seismogram

1. Seismic waves - energy waves released by an earthquakethat travel through the Earth

2. Seismogram - the record of the arrival of seismic waves at aseismograph

3. Seismograph - a machine that measures the strength andarrival times of seismic waves from an earthquake

4. Shearing - stress created when two tectonic plates push inopposite directions causing rock to slide or break

5. Stress - the amount of force per unit area that is pushing orpulling on rocks

6. Strike-slip fault - a fault that forms when rocks slide pasteach other and experience shearing stress; usually found at atransform tectonic plate boundaries

7. Surface waves - seismic waves that travel along the surfaceof the Earth’s crust in a circular motion

8. Syncline - the downward folding of rock that forms a valley

Earthquakes

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