Earth Chapter 5 Vocabulary

the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface

a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume

stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions

stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle

stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

a change in the volume or shape of Earth’s crust

a break or crack in Earth’s lithosphere along which the rocks move

a mountain that forms where a normal fault uplifts a block of rock

the point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquakes

a bend in rock that forms where part of Earth’s crust is compressed