EARTHQUAKE
Dynamic Crust: Earthquakes Final Exam Review. Focus— point beneath the Earth’s surface where fault movement releases seismic waves.
Source: NPS Source: USGS Earthquakes. Seismic Hazard Source: USGS.
E ARTHQUAKE W AVES. S EISMIC W AVES Seismic waves - Waves generated by an earthquake Focus – point in earth where EQ takes place.
Earthquakes Prepared by Betsy Conklin for Dr. Isiorho.
Earthquakes faults Earthquakes occur when rock masses in the Earth’s crust move suddenly along ruptures called faults. The rock movement may occur vertically,
Earthquakes
EARTH’S INTERIOR. EARTH’S DYNAMIC SURFACE CHARACTERIZED BY CONTINUOUS CHANGE CHARACTERIZED BY CONTINUOUS CHANGE EARTHQUAKES SEEM TO HAPPEN IN SPECIFIC.
Earthquakes: vibrations through earth’s crust – Occur when rocks under stress slip or shift along a fault Normally, rocks are pressed together tightly.
Dynamic Crust: Earthquakes
