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Understanding Earthquakes: Causes, Effects, and Safety Measures

Learn about earthquakes, the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, seismic waves, major earthquake zones, tsunamis, historical earthquakes, and safety precautions. Explore the impact earthquakes have on human life and infrastructure.

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Understanding Earthquakes: Causes, Effects, and Safety Measures

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  1. Earthquakes Bye Jodie,Dylan,Roman

  2. What is an earthquake • An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.

  3. 1. The earth’s surface is formed of plates why do the major earthquake zones occur where these plates meet • 1. The plates will meet with to zones they are Tokyo and china

  4. 2.What are the Americans doing to avoid an earthquake occurring on the san andreas fault? • 2. They putted meddle gates around the plates

  5. 3.What are tsunamis? • 3. Tsunamis are massage waves that are formed by the earth also made bye earthquakes.

  6. 4.What are they caused by. • 4. Earth quakes are caused bye the earth plates moving around

  7. 5.When was the world's worst earthquake • 5. The most biggest damage from an earth quake was in Japan 19’23 many people died .

  8. 6.How many lives were lost? • A lot of peoples lives were lost the amount of people who lost there lives were10042 .

  9. pics bye Jodie,Dylan,Roman

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