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    A. Waves Radiating Out After A Rupture/slip B

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    Earthquakes produce seismic waves that travel outward from the fault. Maria felt small shaking initially from distant waves, then larger shaking as closer waves arrived. Faults are fractures where blocks of earth's crust move relative to each other, sometimes causing earthquakes. When faults suddenly slip during an earthquake, it generates seismic waves. A tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an ocean earthquake. Faults can be classified based on their angle and the direction of displacement between crustal blocks.

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    Earthquakes produce seismic waves that travel outward from the fault. Maria felt small shaking initially from distant waves, then larger shaking as closer waves arrived. Faults are fractures where blocks of earth's crust move relative to each other, sometimes causing earthquakes. When faults suddenly slip during an earthquake, it generates seismic waves. A tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an ocean earthquake. Faults can be classified based on their angle and the direction of displacement between crustal blocks.

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    Earthquakes produce seismic waves that travel outward from the fault. Maria felt small shaking initially from distant waves, then larger shaking as closer waves arrived. Faults are fractures where blocks of earth's crust move relative to each other, sometimes causing earthquakes. When faults suddenly slip during an earthquake, it generates seismic waves. A tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an ocean earthquake. Faults can be classified based on their angle and the direction of displacement between crustal blocks.

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    Earthquakes produce seismic waves that travel outward from the fault. Maria felt small shaking initially from distant waves, then larger shaking as closer waves arrived. Faults are fractures where blocks of earth's crust move relative to each other, sometimes causing earthquakes. When faults suddenly slip during an earthquake, it generates seismic waves. A tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an ocean earthquake. Faults can be classified based on their angle and the direction of displacement between crustal blocks.

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    1. During an earthquake, Maria felt a small amount of shaking.

    About 20 seconds later, she felt some more


    shaking. Then about 50 seconds later she felt the strongest shaking. Explain what happened.

    a. waves radiating out after a rupture/slip


    b.

    2. A fault line is a fracture along which the crust has moved. Stresses in the crust along plate boundaries have
    broken it into separate fragments or blocks that move relative to each other along fault lines. A fault is a thin
    zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth's crust. What is the relationship between faults and
    earthquakes?
    a. Earthquakes produce faults in the Earth’s crust
    b. When a fault suddenly moves, an earthquake may occur
    c. When the rocks along faults bend, it will make the earth shake.
    d. Inside earth, the energy exerts force on the rocks causing it to move and generate vibration

    3. Which of the following choices describes a tsunami?


    a. The shaking of the ground that liquefies water-saturated sediment, causing the ground to move like a liquid
    b. A portion of the ground that loosens and slides downhill during an earthquake
    c. A huge sea wave resembling a large rising tide that arises from an ocean earthquake
    d. Buildings and roads on the Earth's surface that are shaken and knocked around until they collapse

    4. Faults may be vertical, horizontal, or inclined at any angle. They are classified according to their angle of dip
    and their relative displacement.

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