Understanding Earthquakes

The point from which an earthquake originates is called

• Epicentre

• Crust

• Inner core

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A wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock or a shift in tectonic plates is called as......

• Plate boundary

• Seismic waves

• Underwater

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The point where two rocks or plates grind or scrape against each other is called a

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• Earthquake

• Fault Line

What are the small earthquakes that happen before a large earthquake called as?

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• Foreshock

• shake shake

• Aftershock

Weaker shocks that follow for days, weeks or months after an earthquake are called as...

• Aftershocks

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• Weak shocks

• Foreshock

Where is earth's heat energy most concentrated in?

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

• Volcano

Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of earth's crust, is thought to be caused by

• heat and pressure in earth's mantle which has semi molten rocks

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Tsunami