Mapping Earthquakes

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What are earthquakes?

• The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface

• Masses of earth sliding down cliffs or mountains

• A rotating column of air causing mass destruction

• A gigantic wave

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An earthquake is...

• released energy into the air

• The shaking or vibrating of the universe

• The shaking or vibrating of the earth, by movements in Earth's crust

• The shaking and vibrating of the ocean

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The sudden movement of an earthquake causes rocks to ______?

• become loud

• vibrate

• make sound

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____ are breaks or cracks in the rocks that make up Earth's crust.

• Landforms

• Faults

• Earthquakes

• Boundaries

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Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

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An earthquake is usually caused by a...

• landslide

• very large storm

• glacier

• movement along a fault

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Ring of Fire is...

• Where Earthquakes and volcanos never occur

• A ring of Fire in the middle of the ocean

• A fire ring of hot lava

• An area around the pacific with many volcanoes and earthquakes

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A scientist who studies earthquakes

• Seismologist

• Sonographer

• Astrologist

• Volcanologist

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The large sections of rock which lie under the crust which cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, etc. are called

• Tectonic Plates

• Fault Lines

• Earth Layers

• Continents

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Earthquakes can form near...

• Mountains

• Trenches

• Volcanoes

• Deltas