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| earthquakes definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a sudden, violent, movement along a break within the outer layers of earth's crust | 5 sets | |
| 2 | sudden movements of earth's crust followed by a series of shocks | 5 sets | |
| 3 | two continental plates may collide and cause | 4 sets | |
| 4 | sudden, violent movement of the earth's crust | 4 sets | |
| 5 | sudden, violent movements of the earth's crust | 3 sets | |
| 6 | tremors of the earth's surface, sometimes violent and devastating, which result from shock waves | 3 sets | |
| 7 | the boundaries of two plates rubbing together | 2 sets | |
| 8 | violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath earth's surface | 2 sets | |
| 9 | what are caused by the release of energy stored in rocks? | 2 sets | |
| 10 | what has restricted distribution regarding trenches and ridges and are caused by plate movement? | 2 sets | |
| 11 | sudden, violent movements of earth's crust | 2 sets | |
| 12 | a sudden shaking of the ground | 2 sets | |
| 13 | vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault | 2 sets | |
| 14 | a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in earth’s crust | 2 sets | |
| 15 | where plates slide past one another,____occur. | 1 set | |
| 16 | the sudden shaking and displacement of the ground caused by waves of energy released as rocks move | 1 set | |
| 17 | waves created on the earth's crust as a result of movement on a transform boundary | 1 set | |
| 18 | where plates slide past one another, ___ occur | 1 set | |
| 19 | what created new zealand | 1 set | |
| 20 | affect a larger area than volcanoes | 1 set | |
| 21 | can happen when plates move along a transform boundary | 1 set | |
| 22 | where plates slide past one another, __ occur | 1 set | |
| 23 | where plates slide past one another, __________ occur | 1 set | |
| 24 | what causes a tsunami? | 1 set | |
| 25 | what natural disasters plague japan? | 1 set | |
| 26 | ___ occur when stress is suddenly releases along a plate boundary in the earths crust causing the ground to shake. | 1 set | |
| 27 | the largest recorded earthquake was recorded in 1556 where an estimated 830, 000 people died | 1 set | |
| 28 | is a movement of earth's lithosphere | 1 set | |
| 29 | the release of stored enerty itn earth's outer layer that causes movements or vibrations | 1 set | |
| 30 | where plates slide past one another, these occur | 1 set | |
| 31 | movements or vibrations in earth | 1 set | |
| 32 | tremblements de terre | 1 set | |
| 33 | when jesus speaks about the signs of his coming, he says there will be wars, rumors of war, and __ | 1 set | |
| 34 | two continental plates may collide and cause a violet shaking called this | 1 set | |
| 35 | un terremoto | 1 set | |
| 36 | what do seismic waves form from? | 1 set | |
| 37 | tremblings or vibrations of the ground | 1 set | |
| 38 | shaking and trembling that occurs from movement of rock beneath earth's surface | 1 set | |
| 39 | two continental plates may collide and cause this and this could destroy the dam killing millions | 1 set | |
| 40 | sudden, violent movements of the tectonic plates along a fault line; can cause dramatic changes in the surface of land and floor of the ocean | 1 set | |