Unit 3 Lesson 4 Earthquakes

What is an earthquake

• a place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an Earthquake occurs

• directly above the focus on Earth's surface

• ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy

• where two or more tectonic plates meet

A place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an Earthquake occurs is called __________________?

• Earthquake

• Focus

• Epicenter

• Tectonic Plate Boundary

What is a Tectonic Plate Boundary?

• directly above the focus on Earth's surface

• a place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an Earthquake occurs

• ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy

• where two or more tectonic plates meet

Directly above the focus on Earth's surface is called _______________________?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Tectonic Plate Boundary

• Earthquake

What is a fault?

• where two or more tectonic plates meet

• the process by which rock becomes deformed and stretched because of stress

• a break in Earth's crust

• the return of rocks original shape after Elastic Deformation

The process by which rock becomes deformed and stretched because of stress is called _________________________?

• Deformation

• Fault

• Elastic Rebound

• Tectonic Plate Boundary

What is Elastic Rebound?

• the process by which rock becomes deformed and stretched because of stress

• a break in Earth's crust

• where two or more tectonic plates meet

• the return of rocks original shape after Elastic Deformation