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Understanding Faults and Earthquakes by Asheeyah Rhylly Hermosa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides an overview of faults and earthquakes, detailing the types of geological faults, including normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults. It explains how faults generate earthquakes through the sudden movement of rock blocks and the release of stored elastic potential energy. Additionally, it distinguishes between intensity and magnitude of earthquakes, describes seismic waves and their types, and introduces key terms related to seismology.
- Author
- Asheeyah Rhylly Hermosa
- Language
- EN