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Earthquakes - Part 1

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  • How are Earth’s plates like boiling milk?
    Heat causes both to move
    Both are cold and hard
  • What is the job of a seismologist?
    Someone who studies volcanoes
    Someone who studies earthquakes
  • What causes the upper mantle to move like gel?
    Heat moving through the rock
    Water under the crust
  • What is shown on the map in the selection?
    Countries and cities
    Earth’s plates and earthquake locations
  • 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?
    Rocks
    Plates
  • Where do most earthquakes happen, according to Dr. Cifuentes?
    At the edges of plates
    In the center of plates
  • 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 one difference between the Earth’s crust and cream on milk?
    The cream is made of rock
    The Earth’s crust is much harder
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