seismic waves
Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
Platelets in the earth shifting beneath the ground.
That's called an earthquake.
Earthquake
No, an earthquake is a sudden shift in tectonic plates caused by built up pressure. This cause the Ground to shake. A Tsunami is a giant wave. Tsunamis can be caused by an earthquake happening under the ocean
The ground shaking is caused by an earthquake in which two tectonic plates rub against each other or overlap. This happens mainly on fault lines (where two tectonic plates shift). The ancient Chinese used a system in which a ball would be in a carved Dragons mouth and depending on how big the earthquake was (how much shaking and destruction) the ball would fall into certain cups. Now we use seismographs.
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seismic waves Seismic waves are energy that travel through the earth's layers, and are caused by the release of energy from the earthquake. This release of energy causes the crust to move, rip, and tear causing a lot of damage if close to the surface.
cracks in the ground caused by earthquakesFaults. Cracks in the earths crust usually caused by earthquakes are called faults.No, their not! Faults are to do with tectonic plates, earthquake cracks are called earthquake cracks.
A large crack in the ground is called a fault which is caused by and earthquake.
Platelets in the earth shifting beneath the ground.
Seismometers measure ground movement during an earthquake. These instruments detect and record the vibrations caused by the seismic waves generated by the earthquake.
That's called an earthquake.
The sinking of ground caused by earthquake vibrations is called soil liquefaction. It occurs when loose, water-saturated soil temporarily loses its strength and stiffness due to the shaking from an earthquake, causing it to behave like a liquid.
It was a conservative earthquake caused by tectonic plates under ground, that rub together to make friction.
Earthquake
An earthquake is called so because it describes the shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. The term "earthquake" combines "earth," referring to the ground, and "quake," which means to shake or tremble.
No, an earthquake is a sudden shift in tectonic plates caused by built up pressure. This cause the Ground to shake. A Tsunami is a giant wave. Tsunamis can be caused by an earthquake happening under the ocean