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  • What is Richter scale?
    Scale for measuring earthquakes.
  • Is the surface of Earth one solid piece?
    No, there are about 20 pieces.
  • How fast do the plates move?
    15cm a year
  • What to do when there is an earthquake and you are at home?
    Hide under a desk.
  • What does the word 'tsunami' mean in Japanese?
    Great harbour wave.
  • What to do when there is an earthquake and you are in the car?
    Stay away from bridges.
  • What is the Ring of Fire in the Pacific?
    An area with earthquakes and volcanoes.
  • How do you know there is a tsunami coming?
    The water from the beach disappears.
  • Can an earthquake be predicted?
    No.
  • What to do when there is an earthquake and you are outside?
    Get away from the buildings.
  • Where is a tsunami bigger...in the deep water or in the shallow water?
    In the shallow water.
  • Can a tsunami travel inland?
    Yes, it can.
  • What causes an earthquake?
    When the plates bump into each other.
  • Can we predict a tsunami?
    Yes, we can.
  • There are half a million earthquakes happening every day. Why don't we feel them?
    Because they happen too deep or in the water.
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