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    The document explains what causes earthquakes by discussing how tectonic plates move and build up pressure until releasing seismic waves, with the strongest shaking at the epicenter. Earthquakes are measured using seismometers and can sometimes trigger tsunamis.

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    The document explains what causes earthquakes by discussing how tectonic plates move and build up pressure until releasing seismic waves, with the strongest shaking at the epicenter. Earthquakes are measured using seismometers and can sometimes trigger tsunamis.

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    The document explains what causes earthquakes by discussing how tectonic plates move and build up pressure until releasing seismic waves, with the strongest shaking at the epicenter. Earthquakes are measured using seismometers and can sometimes trigger tsunamis.

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    WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE???

     An earthquake is a shaking or shock of the


    Earth’s surface
    WHAT CAUSES AN EARTHQUAKE???????
    THE WORLD IS LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE!!!!!!
    EARTH IS MADE UP OF TECTONIC PLATES WHICH MOVES.
    HOW TECTONIC PLATES MOVE
     Plates can

     diverge
     converge
     transform
    As the plates try
    to move, stress and
    friction builds up.
    Then the pressure is released...uh oh!!!!!!!!
    Epicenter
    Earthquake begins...
    How do earthquakes happen?
    1. The two plates at a plate margin
    cannot move past each other easily.

    2.The two plates


    lock together.
    Friction causes
    pressure to build up.

    3. Suddenly the pressure


    is released and the plates
    jolt into a new position. 4. This causes seismic waves.
    The vibrations they cause
    are called an earthquake.
    Earthquake is strongest at the epicentre where the
    seismic waves are produced.
    HOW ARE EARTHQUAKES MEASURED?
     Seismologists measure earthquake by
    Seismometers.
    TSUNAMIS
     WHAT IS A TSUNAMI??????????????
    TSUMAMIS
     When an earthquake occurs at the bottom of the
    sea, it can push water upwards, creating massive
    waves. Those waves are knows as Tsunamis.
    LET’S HAVE A QUIZ ON EARTHQUAKES & GRAB SOME
    SWEETS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    1. Earth is made up of _________ that
    moves. (puzzles/plates)
    2. The pressure released causes
    ___________waves. (seismic/fault)
    3. Earthquakes are measured by
    _________.
    (Thermometer/ seismometer)
    4. Massive waves during earthquakes
    are known as _______.
    (Tsunami/sea waves)
    5. An earthquake is a __________on the
    Earth’s surface. ( shaking/pressure)
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