The shaking motion of an earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy. Earthquakes are caused when stress, building up within rocks of the earth's crust, is released in a sudden jolt.Rocks crack and slip past each other causing the ground to vibrate. Cracks along which rocks slip are called faults.They may break through the ground surface, or be deep within the earth.he shaking motion of an earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy. Earthquakes are caused when stress, building up within rocks of the earth's crust, is released in a sudden jolt. Rocks crack and slip past each other causing the ground to vibrate.
Trivia. 1  The character Tantor was actually created specifically for the Disney movie. In the original books, Tantor is actually the Mangani (a fictional apelike species) language term for any elephant in the African jungle. 2  Originally, comedian Woody Allen was cast to play Tantor.
tanâ¢gent. 1. a line or plane that touches but does not intersect a curve or surface at a point so that it is closer to the curve or surface in the vicinity of the point than any other line or plane drawn through the point.2.lso called tan .a fundamental trigonometric function that, in a right triangle, is expressed as the ratio of the side opposite an acute angle to the side adjacent to that angle. 3. in immediate physical contact; touching; abutting. 4. a. touching at a single point, as a tangent in relation to a curve or surface.