What Makes the Earth Shake?

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What do all earthquake myths have in common?

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They all involve special people who are not human.

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What is the structure described in the sentence: 'On the bottom is a cobra. A turtle stands on the cobra. Four elephants stand on the turtle.'?

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This describes a hierarchical structure where the cobra is at the bottom, supporting the turtle, which in turn supports the four elephants.

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What is a synonym for 'spied'?

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Saw.

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In which two cultural stories are east and west mentioned?

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Native American and West African stories.

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What is one difference between people today and people long ago regarding earthquakes?

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People today know what causes earthquakes.

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What is an earthquake?

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An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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What are seismic waves?

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Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the Earth and are caused by geological phenomena such as earthquakes.

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What is the role of tectonic plates in earthquakes?

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Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other, causing stress that can lead to earthquakes.

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What is the difference between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake?

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The focus is the point within the Earth where an earthquake originates, while the epicenter is the point directly above it on the Earth's surface.

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What is a fault line?

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A fault line is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, which can lead to earthquakes when stress builds up and is released.