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Earthquakes

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  • What layer is the hottest layer?
    Inner Core
    Mantle
    Outer core
  • The higher the number on the richter scale, the stronger the earthquake. True or false?
    True
  • What layer is this?
  • What layer is this?
    Mantle
    Outer Core
    Inner Core
    Crust
  • Tectonic plates move the same speed as your...
    Your fingernails grow in a year
    Your hair grows in a year
    Year eyebrows grow in a year
  • Which continents are more at risk of earthquakes? Give 2.
    South America, Asia, North America
  • What are the ways tectonic plates can collide?
    away from eachother, grinding, sliding underneath eachother, pushing
  • Tectonic plates move really fast! True or false?
    False
  • How many continents are there?
    7
    6
    5
  • What layer is this?
    Outer core
    Crust
    Inner Core
    Mantle
  • What scale is the strength of an earthquake measured on?
    Richter scale
    Weighing Scale
    Temperature scale
  • Show me how tectonic plates can move.
  • What causes an earthquake?
    tectonic plates grinding against eachother?
  • What layer is made up of tectonic plates?
    mantle
    crust
    Outer core
  • What layer is this?
    Outer Core
    Inner Core
    Crust
    Mantle
  • Look at your map. Which continents are likely to have earthquakes?
    Asia
    North America
    Europe
    All continents can have earthquakes