SNAP,CRASH, CRUNCH
EARTHQUAKES
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EarthquakesEarthquakes
Earthquakes are no laughable matter.
Earthquakes are shearing our land to make it beautiful at the end but ugly when it first happened. Click here to watch an amazing video
San Andres Fault
TensionTension
The tension of the plates will pull apart and some day cause a earthquake
Normal and Strike slip fault
A normal fault will someday cause a strike-slip fault.
P waves and S wavesP waves and S waves
P waves can sometimes cause compression.
Click here to see p waves video
S waves come after the p waves and they cause a lot of damage.
Click here to see s waves video.
Footwall and Hanging Wall
The footwall is below the hanging wall.
Anticlines
• Anticline makes a plateau arch
Stress Stress
• The land was flat until stress which changes it’s shape.
Reverse Fault
• This is what you call a divergent boundary.
EarthquakeEarthquake
• Earthquakes cannot be predicted but they can be directly located.
Disasters
• These disasters can destroy many of homes.
ResourcesResources
www.disastervideo.net/earthquake-car.phpwww.disastervideo.net/earthquake-car.php
http://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/tabletop/pslnkmv.htmlhttp://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/tabletop/pslnkmv.html
http://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/tabhttp://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/tabletop/sslnkmv.htmlletop/sslnkmv.html