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Why did the author include Dr. Cifuentes’s story?
To help the reader feel what an earthquake is like
To describe how earthquakes sound
What is the job of a seismologist?
Someone who studies earthquakes
Someone who studies volcanoes
How are Earth’s plates like boiling milk?
Both are cold and hard
Heat causes both to move
What is one difference between the Earth’s crust and cream on milk?
The cream is made of rock
The Earth’s crust is much harder
What is shown on the map in the selection?
Earth’s plates and earthquake locations
Countries and cities
Where do most earthquakes happen, according to Dr. Cifuentes?
At the edges of plates
In the center of plates
How does Earth’s crust look like a jigsaw puzzle?
It has corners
It’s made of pieces that fit together
What do we call the pieces of Earth’s crust?
Plates
Rocks
What causes the upper mantle to move like gel?
Heat moving through the rock
Water under the crust
