Earthquake vocab
Big pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly.
Tectonic plates
The shaking of the ground is called this.
A earthquake
This U.S. state has many earthquakes.
California
Earthquakes happen when the ground shakes.
TRUE!!!
A crack in Earth’s crust where earthquakes can happen.
A Fault
Earthquakes happen when big pieces of Earth called ______ move.
Tectonic plates
This ocean has the most earthquakes around it.
The pacific ocean
Earthquakes can happen under the ocean.
TRUE!
Small earthquakes that happen after a big earthquake.
an aftershock
The place inside Earth where an earthquake starts.
the focus
This country in Asia has many earthquakes and is in the Ring of Fire.
Japan
All earthquakes cause buildings to fall down.
FALSE
The outside layer of Earth where we live.
The crust
The place on the ground right above where the earthquake starts.
The epicenter
This famous fault line runs through California.
San Andreas Fault
Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that happen after a big one.
TRUE
A scientist who studies earthquakes.
A seismologist
A huge area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes happen.
The ring of fire 🔥
The name of the giant earthquake area around the Pacific Ocean.
the Ring of Fire
Scientists can stop earthquakes from happening.
FALSE