Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Sin. old form of Since. 2  Sin(noun) transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt to those violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities.
Earthquakes Date Class 0 LESSON 1 A. B. What are earthquakes? are the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere. 2. The forces that move breaks in the lithosphere. Where do earthquakes occur? 1. Most earthquakes occur along active also push and pull rocks along . These areas are plate boundaries, boundaries, generally in the middle of oceans or along the edges of a. Deep earthquakes occur along where a denser oceanic plate subducts into the mantle. b.