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| The force that causes rock on either side of the fault to slide past each other |
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| The force that squeezes rocks together |
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| The force that pulls rocks apart |
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| When rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward movement |
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| When rocks above the fault surface move downward in relation to rock below the fault surface |
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| When the surface is forced up and over the rock below the fault surface |
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| The surface broken rocks move across when broken |
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| The vibrations produced by the breaking of rock |
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| Measure of energy released during an earthquake |
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| When soil acts like a liquid during an earthquake |
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