Earthquake Basics
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Students like you help provide earthquake warnings

monitoring seismic activity and reporting it to authorities

Kind of physical quantity is a stress

force per unit area

Many geologists believe that it is gravity that ultimately drives sea-floor spreading

False

How might students like you help provide earthquake warnings?

<p>developing and implementing early warning systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an earthquake?

<p>sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of physical quantity is a stress? Which kind of stress is most likely to cause an earthquake?

<p>a force applied to an area; shear stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

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