Fact or Bluff (Earthquake)

Earthquake is the shaking of the ground.

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Earthquakes can cause the ground to split.

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Earthquakes are dangerous because buildings sometimes fall down.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Earthquake is caused by the movement deep within the Earth.

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Most earthquakes usually last 5-10 seconds.

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Answer explanation

Most earthquakes typically last for a few seconds, usually 10-30 seconds. It is assumed that a larger earthquake than we have ever experienced may last minutes at a time, but for the most part earthquakes typically last about half a minute or less!

-Twinkle

When there's an earthquake, people will jump off in the building.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Aftershocks or aftershock earthquakes are the before effects of past earthquakes.

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Earthquakes happen only on land.

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The earthquake under the ocean is called tidal wave.

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Tsunami

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Tsunamis are not dangerous.

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