Earthquakes
By Colton Bishop
how earthquakes happen
- there are tectonic plates that shift and causes earthquakes
- the most a tectonic plate can move a year is 6 inches
- tectonic plates shift in , up, down, or out to cause earthquakes
Where earthquakes occur
- earthquakes usually earthquakes occur in California because there is a huge fault line right all through California
- earthquakes occur where there are fault lines like in California (look at the map below
- these natural disasters can occur on different planets
earthquake pictures
BE SAFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AROUND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EARTHQUAKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
earthquake damage
- scientists use a tool called the Richter scale that tells the level of the earthquake like 1- 2 people don't realize 3-4 people feel a rumble 5- furniture moves 6- buildings crack 7- buildings collapse 8-total damage
- some quakes cause boats to flip over
- most earthquakes aren't even noticeable to about the half a million quakes that happen each day