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Geography Earthquakes

  1. seismic waves
    pulses of energy released
  2. tsunami
    giant wave created by an earthquake
  3. normal fault
    divergent plate boundary
  4. reverse fault
    convergent plate boundary
  5. strike slip fault
    transform plate boundary
  6. forshock
    shock before the main shock
  7. main shock
    main earthquake
  8. aftershock
    shock after the main shock
  9. primary waves
    fast moving waves
  10. secondary waves
    after primary waves, they move slowly
  11. surface waves
    waves that move along the earth's surface
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Geography Earthquakes
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