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elastic energy
Energy is stored in rocks adjacent to the site of a future earthquake as elastic potential energy due to the stress and strain built up in the rocks. This stored energy is released suddenly when the rocks undergo sudden movement along a fault line, resulting in an earthquake.
The input energy in falling rocks comes from the gravitational potential energy stored in the rocks when they are at a higher elevation. As the rocks fall, this potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
The energy stored in gasoline is chemical potential energy, which is released through combustion. The energy stored in rocks is primarily geothermal energy, which is heat energy stored beneath the Earth's surface.
the rocks are deformed they break relasing the stored energy
astic energy can only be stored in cold, brittle rocks.
Energy is stored in rocks along faults as stress builds up from tectonic plate movements. This stress gradually deforms the rocks until they can no longer hold the energy, leading to a sudden release in the form of an earthquake.
The release of energy stored in deformed rocks is known as an earthquake. This occurs when the built-up stress within the rocks is released suddenly along a fault line, causing seismic waves to propagate through the Earth's crust.
The energy of an earthquake is stored as elastic strain energy in the Earth's crust along the fault line prior to the earthquake. This energy is released when the stress on the fault exceeds the strength of the rocks, causing them to break and the energy to be radiated as seismic waves.
Wind moving water has kinetic energy, as it is the energy of motion. Falling rocks have potential energy, specifically gravitational potential energy, as their position is determining the energy stored.
Energy stored in rocks as a change in shape is known as elastic potential energy. When stress is applied to the rock, it deforms and stores potential energy until it is released, causing the rock to return to its original shape. This energy can be released suddenly, resulting in events like earthquakes.
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