1. An Earthquake is…
The _________ of Earth's plates produces strong forces that ______or _____the rock in the crust. We feel this as shaking and trembling.
______is a force that acts on rock to change its volume or shape

2. Faults
A _____ is a break in the crust where slabs of crust slip past each other. The rocks on both sides of a fault can move up or down or sideways
When enough stress builds on a rock, the rock shatters, creating faults
Faults usually occur along __________, where the forces of plate motion compress, pull, or shear the crust too much so the crust smashes

3. Seismic Waves
_________: vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
an earthquake produces ________ called waves that carry energy while they travel out through solid material
During an earthquake, seismic waves go out in all directions to the _______
They ripple like when you through a stone into a lake or pond

4. Seismic Waves Ctd.
There are three different types of seismic waves: _________ waves, __________waves, and ________waves