Earthquakes and Seismic Waves

What type of stress is shown in the picture below?

How is the energy released by an earthquake related to its moment magnitude?

What type of stress is shown in the picture below?

Seismic waves are _________ that are similar to sound waves. 

When movement occurs along a normal fault, the hanging wall _____________________. 

The seismic waves that move fastest are ___________. 

In a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves _________ and the footwall moves _________. 

A __________ is a large, flat, elevated area of land. 

Can geologists use data from only two seismographic stations to locate an the epicenter?

Geologists use the moment magnitude scale to rate the total ________ released by an earthquake.

Rocks on either side of a _________ fault slip past each other with little up and down motion. 

Two examples of mountain ranges in the world that have been caused by folding are _______. 

Which force pulls on the crust and thins rock in the middle? 

What type of stress is shown in the picture below?

The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called _________. 

Which scale rates earthquake damage at a particular location?

When enough ________ builds up in rock, the rock breaks, creating a fault. 

What is one way plateaus can form?

Which force squeezes Earth's crust to make the crust shorter and thicker? 

The __________ of an earthquake is the point where rock under stress begins to break or move.