Memory EarthquakesVersion en ligne Match the vocabulary with its definition par Amy Messersmith deformation convergent boundary transform boundary directly above the focus on Earth's surface Earthquake epicenter fault Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy elastic rebound the process by which rock changes shape due to stress where two more tectonic plates meet divergent boundary a break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move Trip to Reading Museum! tectonic plate boundary focus a place within Earth along a fault, at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs the return of rock to its original shape after deformation