Earthquake Article Assignment

What is an earthquake?

• The sudden movement of the earth's surface due to volcanic activity.

• The sudden slip of two blocks of the earth along a fault.

• A severe weather event that causes the earth to freeze.

• The movement of the earth around the sun.

What are the smaller earthquakes that occur after the mainshock called?

• Foreshocks

• Epicenters

• Aftershocks

• Mainshocks

Which layer of the earth is not in one piece but made up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of our planet?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Crust

What is the name of the instrument used to record earthquakes?

• Barometer

• Seismograph

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

What is the topic of the article?

• What earthquakes are and how they happen

• how scientists predict earthquakes

• the damage earthquakes cause to cities

• a study of different earthquakes in history

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Which of the sentences below best restates the section "What causes earthquakes and where do they happen?"

• The earth has many layers.

• The plates of the earth are like pieces of a puzzle.

• The earth has many sliding layers that can get stuck and then break apart in an earthquake.

• The earth's sliding layers move too fast and cause the earth to shake in an earthquake.

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