SCIENCE 6 FILL BLANKS 031325

It is the shaking of the ground due to the sudden movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.

A type of earthquake occurs when rocks in Earth's crust break because of the movement of plates.

A type of earthquake occurs due to volcanic activities

Earthquake originates from a point called _____

The focus is located underneath the _____, a point on the surface of the Earth directly above where the displacement of rocks originated.

Tectonic earthquakes almost always occur in zones of fracture called ____

When blocks of rocks are pulled apart or move away from each other, one block moves doen with the respect to the other rock and this motion creates a ___.

When blocks of rocks are subjected to shearing forces, they move nearly horizontal or sideways againts each other and this motion creates a _____

When blocks of rocks collide or converge, one block moves up and over the other block and this motion creates a ______

This is also called as the Ring of Fire because of the large number of active volcanoes in the belt.