| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| covergent | collide compression |
| Divergent | pull apart tension |
| Transform | grind past shear stress |
| Where are the strongest effects of an earthquake felt | The epicenter |
| True or false.Earthquakes take place where tectonic plates transfer energy to the surrounding rock. | True |
| Why do earthquakes happen | Rocks move along a fault and release energy |
| What can generate an earthquake | When tectonic plate shift along a fault |
| after an earthquake but before another.What happens underground | stress builds up |
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What is the difference between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake |
Focus-Within the earth along the fault where the first motion of earthquakes occur
Epicenter-Directly above the focus |
