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    Movements along faults generate earthquakes. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where significant movement has occurred. When stress builds up along a fault due to tectonic plate movement, the rocks on either side can suddenly slip, causing vibrations that propagate through the Earth's crust. This rapid release of energy causes the shaking that is experienced during an earthquake.

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    Movements along faults generate earthquakes. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where significant movement has occurred. When stress builds up along a fault due to tectonic plate movement, the rocks on either side can suddenly slip, causing vibrations that propagate through the Earth's crust. This rapid release of energy causes the shaking that is experienced during an earthquake.

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    Movements along faults generate earthquakes. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where significant movement has occurred. When stress builds up along a fault due to tectonic plate movement, the rocks on either side can suddenly slip, causing vibrations that propagate through the Earth's crust. This rapid release of energy causes the shaking that is experienced during an earthquake.

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    Movements along faults generate earthquakes. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where significant movement has occurred. When stress builds up along a fault due to tectonic plate movement, the rocks on either side can suddenly slip, causing vibrations that propagate through the Earth's crust. This rapid release of energy causes the shaking that is experienced during an earthquake.

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    Fault

    and
    Earthquake
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    Using models or illustrations,


    explain how movements along
    faults generate earthquakes.
    Fault
    break/fracture in the
    Earth’s crust along which
    a significant movement
    has taken place.
    Fault
    Fault
    Fault
    How do Faults Produce
    Quakes?
    Group Activities:
    Answers to Questions

    Q3. What happens to the


    rubber band?
    Answer: The rubber band
    stretches.
    Answers to Questions

    Q4. What happens to the box


    attached to the rubber band?
    Answer: The box jerks
    forward.
    Answers to Questions
    Q5. What happens to the
    “house”?
    Answer: The “house” falls
    over
    Answers to Questions
    Q6. Which is the “fault” in this
    setup?
    Answer: The “fault” is the
    boundary between the two
    boxes.
    Answers to Questions
    Q8. What happens when
    bending becomes too much?
    Answer: The rulers separate
    and vibrate.
    Earthquake
    Vibration of the Earth’s
    due to the rapid release
    of energy.
    Stick and Slip
    Process when the ground
    suddenly moves and an
    earthquake occurs.

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