Earthquakes - Reading

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Activity to check understanding about earthquakes reading

Diego Cavazotti

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Fill in the Blanks Earthquakes - Reading Online version Activity to check understanding about earthquakes reading by Diego Cavazotti 1 energy waves shake Richter tsunami valley plates landforms strength technology Mountains scale Scientists Earthquakes are waves of energy that pass through Earth caused by a sudden shift of the crustal along fault lines . Earthquakes can cause sudden changes that alter the Earth's landscape dramatically . You know you are in an earthquake if the ground starts to . Tremendous forces under Earth's surface build up pressure , which is released in along a fault . Imagine you are bending a Popsicle stick . When the pressure is great enough , the stick snaps in two . The released by the snap produces waves that travel through the stick to your hands . Earthquakes can create on the Earth's surface . can form during an earthquake as the rocks slide down and the mountain rocks move up . During an earthquake , a fault may slip deep underground and leave no evidence on the surface that an earthquake has occurred . Earthquakes in the ocean may cause a , a large ocean wave . Scientists use to measure and record the and locations of earthquakes . They measure earthquakes in various ways , including from 1 - 10 on the . Any earthquake measuring a 6 or higher is a very significant earthquake . try to predict when and where earthquakes will occur because earthquakes cause loss of life and property damage every year all over the world .