Science-earthquakes and glaciers

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2 ways a glacier can erode
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at a normal fault rock above the fault surface move ______ in relation to rock below the fault surfacedownwardat a _____ fault rocks above the fault surface move up and over the rocks below the fault surfacereverseat a reverse fault, _______ forces pushes on rocks from opposite directionscompression_________ forces can cause strike-slip faultsshearwhen earthquakes occur energy is release in the form of.......seismic waveswhat kind of waves cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction?secondary wavesan earthquakes ______ is the point on earths surface directly above the earthquakes focusepicenter_____ waves cause the most destructionsurface____ waves are the fastestprimarythe _______ scale is used to describe the strength of an earthquakemercallithe _____ scale is used to describe the amount of damage an earthquake causesrichterocean waves caused by an earthquaketsunamithe point where rock breaks and release energy in the form of seismic wavesfocuswave that moves rock particles in a backward rolling motion and a side to side swaying motionsurfaceinstrument that measures seismic wavesseismographwhen the soil becomes more liquidliquefactionkind of wave that causes particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction that the wave is travelingprimarykind of wave that causes particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of the wavesecondarystresses in glaciers form cracks in their surface called what?crevassesthe top layer of a glacier is called the what?acumulation zonewhat does the sea have to do with helping the earth?it can absorb sun rays, causing the temperatures to regulate.