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earthquake
[noun]
1. The sudden motion or slip along a fault. 2. The ground shaking that results from the release of seismic energy either by (1) or by other means, such as the movement of magma beneath the surface of the Earth.
Appears in modules:
- Earth Structure A virtual journey to the center of Earth
- Natural Hazards and Risk Where Earth processes and society intersect
- Plate Boundaries Tectonic activity where plates interact
- States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
- Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
- Wave Mathematics Trigonometric functions
- Waves and Wave Motion Describing waves
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