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algol13
3 years ago
5

use the terms focus, epicenter,p waves, s waves and the surface waves to describe what happens during an earthquake

Geography
1 answer:
mario62 [17]3 years ago
5 0
Given the pressure built in rocks due to the plate movement, when it exceeds the elastic strength of rock, rock bends, and energy waves known as seismic waves, which are divided to p waves and s waves, and the point where energy released is known as the focus. The ground shakes, and earthquake is formed.

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