Explanation of what causes an
Earthquake
Earthquake
The inside of the Earth is so hot that the rock is
molten and soft. It hardens near the surface
as it cools, forming a crust. This rocky crust is
made of tectonic plates. These plates
connect together, like huge jigsaw pieces.
The molten rock wants to come out so it gives
pressure for the plates to move directions but
the plates resist. Sometimes, though the
pressure is so strong that the plates move
and when that happens, you feel an
earthquake.
molten and soft. It hardens near the surface
as it cools, forming a crust. This rocky crust is
made of tectonic plates. These plates
connect together, like huge jigsaw pieces.
The molten rock wants to come out so it gives
pressure for the plates to move directions but
the plates resist. Sometimes, though the
pressure is so strong that the plates move
and when that happens, you feel an
earthquake.
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