Slide 1Chapter 8 Earthquakes and Earths Interior Slide 2 What is an earthquake? An earthquake is the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy. –Example:…
Chapter 8 Earthquakes and Earthâs Interior Section 8.1 What is an Earthquake? What is an earthquake? An earthquake is the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release…
Earthquakes Chapter 6 Elastic Rebound Theory Rocks on each side of the fault are moving slowly If the fault is “locked”, stress increases Rocks fracture and spring back…