Earthquakes (WEN 2 - Q4 SCI)

are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.

• Earthquakes

• Plates

• Faults

This is the outermost layer of the Earth. The land we stand on is not just one solid piece. It is made up of many pieces called plates. These plates fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

This is the outermost layer of the Earth. The land we stand on is not just one solid piece. It is made up of many pieces called _____. They fit together like puzzle pieces.

• Plates

• Faults

• Rings

The edges of the plates are called ______. They can rub together, push toward each other, or pull away from each other.

• Plates

• Faults

• Rings

True or False:
There Earth's plates are always moving. They move so slowly that we usually can't feel it.

• True

• False

The ____ lines are the fault lines, where earthquake mostly happen.

• Red

• Pink

• Yellow

• Blue

How do you call the pieces on the picture?

• Tectonic Plates

• Fault lines

How do you call the red lines on the picture?

• Tectonic Plates

• Fault lines

How do plates move?

Select all correct answers.

• Rubbing together

  (sliding past each other)

• Towards each other

  (crashing into each other)

• Away from each other

  (pulling apart)

• Around

  (circles)

How do earthquakes occur?

• When Earth's plates move

• When the climate is very hot

• When everyone is jumping