Earth Science Chapter 19

Huge cracks in the Earth's crust

True/False: The danger of an earthquake is the movement of the land beneath our feet

There are over ____________ million Earthquakes every year!

Areas where two tectonic plates meet can create an earthquake. This is an example of…

True/False: The size & spread of normal waves in the ocean R caused by the strength of the wind

True/False: It’s safe to stay on the beach when the water is moving away from you really fast.

The Earth is shaking every ____________ seconds!

Sometimes, earthquakes can take place in the middle of tectonic plates

When the walls inside these faults move in_____directions, they tend to rub against each other.

True/False: Most earthquakes & volcanoes take place where Earth’s tectonic plates are touching.

Seismologists have learned.... EXCEPT...

Sometimes, earthquakes take place under the ocean & cause large & very fast _____ in the ocean!

A vibration that moves through the Earth’‛s crust

Scientists who study Earthquakes

A shaking motion

The energy that spreads through the Earth’‛s crust during an Earthquake

True/False: Tsunamis are fast, tall and more than one wave.

Very large and fast waves in the ocean caused by underwater earthquakes