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| pushes on rock in opposite directions |
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| the force that squeezes rocks together |
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| Cause the rocks to be pulled apart |
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| Rocks on either side of the fault are moving past each other without much upward or downward movement |
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| Break in rock caused by tensional forces |
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| a break in rock caused by compressive forces |
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| surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit |
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| vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault |
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| measure of the energy released during an earthquake |
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| occurs when wet soil acts more like a liquid during an Earthquake |
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