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What is the point in the earths crust where rocks first break and move?
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What is the definition of epicenter and focus?
epicenter is the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point,or focus focus is the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
Where is Point in earth where earthquakes start?
Within the Earth, the focal point of the energy released in an earthquake is called the hypocentre or focus. This is where an earthquake actually begins. The place on the Earth's surface directly above this point is known as the epicentre.
Is the highest point on the crust of the earth?
Mount Everest
What is the point on earths surface directly over the earthquake?
The term describing this point is "epicentre"
What happens to mantle rock descending oceanic crust scrapes past continental crust?
The mantle rock descending from the oceanic crust causes the water in oceanic crust to be released. This lowers the melting point of the rock and causes it to melt.
What is the point in earths crust where the rocks first start to break?
Focus
Where is the lowest point on the earths crust?
Marianas Trench.. :)
Is the earths crust less than one percent of earths mass?
With a very sizable iron core and a (by comparison) wafer-thin crust, I doubt that the earth's crust even approximates a full percentage point.
What the difference between an earthquake's focus and it epicentre?
The focus is the point in the earths crust where the earthquake originates and the epicentre is the point in the earths surface directly above the focus.
Where do shock waves start?
Shockwaves start at the epicentre of the earth (the point on the earths crust)
How does a strike slip fault lead to an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs deep in the earths crust caused by the displacement of two faults in the crust. Directly above the fault on the earths surface is called the epicenter. Which shows the aftermath of the strike slip fault that occured in the earths crust. So the strike slip fault is the effect of the displacement of the crust at that point deep in the earths crust which causes an earthquake to happen whenever there is a displacement of two faults.
What moves mountains and earthquakes together?
earthquakes make the earths crust collide and sometimes they smash together,such as if one peice of crust goes under the other...makng a point...
What was pappas first name from point break?
Everyone asks who "Pappas" first name was from point break. And the true official first name of pappas is antonio.
What is the point on earths surface where seismic waves are first felt?
This is known as the epicentre.
Where is the thinnest point of the earths crust?
It is beneath the sea an is called a ocean crust. This is the thinnest point because the ocean water is so dense (heavy) it flattens the crust (because there's millions and millions of gallons of water...... That's heavy!!!) that's why there are oil rigs at sea because it's only around 5 kilometres thick, unlike on land it's around 50 kilometres thick!!!
What is the highest point ever recorded in the world?
Highest point in relation to what? land elevation? It would be Mount Everest. The highest point on the earths crust, Mount Everest stands at 29,000 ft. It is suggested that because of plate tectonics, Everest is growing by .16 in per year
What is it called where an earthquake first occurs?
The earthquake's hypocenter, is where the crust's rupture begins.*The epicenter of a quake is the point, on Earth's surface, associated with this hypocenter, which can be many kilometers inside the crust.
