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What are the ways tectonic plates can collide?

away from eachother, grinding, sliding underneath eachother, pushing

What layer is made up of tectonic plates?

mantle

crust

Outer core

What causes an earthquake?

tectonic plates grinding against eachother?

What scale is the strength of an earthquake measured on?

Weighing Scale

Richter scale

Temperature scale

The higher the number on the richter scale, the stronger the earthquake. True or false?

True

Which continents are more at risk of earthquakes? Give 2.

South America, Asia, North America

What layer is this?

Mantle

Outer Core

Inner Core

Crust

What layer is this?

Inner Core

Crust

Mantle

Outer Core

What layer is this?

Inner Core

Outer core

Mantle

Crust

What layer is the hottest layer?

Mantle

Outer core

Inner Core

Look at your map. Which continents are likely to have earthquakes?

All continents can have earthquakes

North America

Asia

Europe

How many continents are there?

Show me how tectonic plates can move.

Tectonic plates move really fast! True or false?

False

Tectonic plates move the same speed as your...

Your hair grows in a year

Your fingernails grow in a year

Year eyebrows grow in a year