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What are Earthquakes? |
The trembling or shaking of the ground cause by the release of energy following movements along a fault |
A trembling or shaki-?? |
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What are FAULT? |
Fault: are the breaks or cracks in the rocks of the Lithosphere
Fault Zones: Are areas where there are many interconnected faults. |
What are Faults and Fault Zones? |
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What is Seismograph? |
Seismograph: An instrument that detects, measures and records the energy of an earthquake vibrations at a given location. |
What is a seismograph? |
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What is the difference of a FOCUS and the EPICENTER? |
Focus: The point below the surface of Earth where an earthquake begins. Epicenter: The point on the surface of Earth directly above the FOCUS. |
Psst, they have a BIG difference. |
