Earthquake Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: earthquake : shaking of earth's crust caused by releasing of energy, focus : point deep in earth at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake, volcano : eruption of this may also cause an earthquake, secondary waves : cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling, love waves : move from side to side along surface, primary waves : squeeze and stretch rock materials as they pass through earth (like an accordian), epicenter : point on earth's surface directly above the focus. (where eq originates on the surface), fault : break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred, strain : this builds up along faults or near boundaries between lithospheric plates and is the main cause of earthquakes, raleigh waves : move in elliptical patterns along the surface, surface waves : waves that travel along earth's surface, body waves : waves that travel from the focus of an earthquake through earth