An earthquake is when the earth moves.
The inside of the earth is made up of the crust, mantle, outer core and the inner core. The earth's surface is made up like an egg shell. The shell is called tectonic plates.
Where two plates meet it's called a fault line. The plates move when the mantle circulates causing the plates to move in different directions. When two of them get stuck they rub together and try to move when it is happening energy builds up. Then the energy releases. It shoots through the fault lines causing the plates to move. When the energy dies down the plates stop moving and there a lot of damage all around where the earthquake happened. Some earthquakes are very destructive and some are so small you that you can't even feel them.
Great work Zac. Sounds like you have a good idea of how Earthquakes occur. Awesome to read this on your Class Blog.
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Wow you are a serious super star. What an amazing explanation. It was so clear and easy to read. You are certainly a book of knowledge (you must have an awesome teacher!!!)
ReplyDeleteawsome work zac.
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good writing zac its really cool =) (=
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Outstanding descriptive writing Mr Z! Aunty thinks you have done a wonderful job of clearly describing the process of an earthquake occuring. You may be a scientist one day??
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ReplyDeleteVery impressive reading Zac. You must have done a lot of research so that we could all understand so easily what happens to the earth's structure during an eathquake.
Well done Zac and congratulations on your first publication about earthquakes. You must have been concentrating on your lesson, which is to be commended, because your article explains what happens to make an earthquake and why they keep happening. We are very proud of your work and know you are going to a great school.
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dear zac your writing is very intresting and makes sense henry and alec (my friend from aussie
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