All About Earthquakes

What is one effect of a tsunami mentioned in the selection?

• It can cause islands to form

• It can wash away building

• It can wash away mountains

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How do scientists try to guess when earthquakes will happen?

• by looking for tsunamis

• by watching plate movement

• by measuring how rivers move

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You can infer the story that most earthquakes...

• cause a lot of damage in big cities

• happen when plates come together

• make new mountain ranges

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All of Earth's plates make up the ...

• orbit

• desert

• crust

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How do Earth plates cause earthquakes?

• The

  plates move and grow.

  They rub against one

  another. Energy is

  released along faults

  causing earthquakes.

• They never move.

• They only move away from each other

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How are seismic waves and tsunamis alike?

• Both

  are caused by earth's

  plates.

• They both happen on land.

• They are big.

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How are seismic waves and tsunamis different?

• Tsunamis happen on land and seismic waves happen under water

• Tsunamis happen under water and seismic waves are on land.

• They are the same

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How do plates interact?

• The

  plates interact in three

  ways. They can move

  away from each other,

  toward each other, and

  slide past each other.

• They don't interact

• They cause volcanoes

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What are plate boundaries ?

• They are where the crust is formed.

• It gives the plates energy.

• Boundaries are the

  places where plates

  meet.

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Why is it good that newer buildings sway in earthquakes?

• So people can feel like they are on a roller coaster

• They won't fall down like older buildings.

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