Earthquake inquiry

1. earthquake An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earths crust or volcanic action

2. What causes and earthquake An earthquake is caused by the surface of the earth which is made up of great tectonic plates of rock. These plates are all moving slowly towards, or away from each other. Sometimes, when they push together they slip and there is a jolt and that is what we feel as an earthquake

3. Study one specific earthquake and tell us about it The great Chile earthquake of may 22, 1960, is the is one of the biggest earthquakes recorded in history. The earthquake originated along the southern Chile coast and caused a tsunami that hit Hawaii and the coast area of south America about 3,000 people were killed in the earthquake/tsunami

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