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Parts of the Earth
Crust
Mantle
Core
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Focus
Where it occurs on the Eaerth
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Epicenter
Where the shockwaves meet the surface
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Fault
intense tension then release (rubber band)
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Rain/snow shadow
causes deserts (no rain)
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Lake effect
causes more snow
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Coriolis effects deflects things
left in Southern hemisphere, right in Northern hemisphere
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El Nino
heavy storms on west coast, droughts on east coast of Australia and Indonesia
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La Nina
less rain during the winter on west coast, more rain in Australia (more extreme version of normal condition)
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what causes wind
coriolis effect and convection currents
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