Rest Less Earth

Inquiry 3
1. The three biggest ones were in WA, NT, and South Australia.
2. Western Australia is a large state and surrounded by ocean throughout. The Western
part is more frequent to earthquakes than Eastern or Central Australia. Most of the
major earthquakes were either near or close to the sea or in the ocean itself.

Questions
Which of the following are true and which are?
false? Rewrite the ones that are false.
a the crust is the hottest layer of the Earth- False
b the outer core of the Earth is molten- True
c Hot molten rock inside the Earth is called lava- False
d the crust is much thicker than the other layers- False
e the upper part of the mantle can flow like a
viscous liquid- False
f Scientists infer that the core is most likely
made of iron and nickel- True
2 Copy and complete these sentences.
a Molten rock under the Earth’s surface is called magma.
b Molten rock that has reached the surface is
called lava.
c the spewing out of gases, dust, ash, rocks and
lava from a volcano is called an eruption.
d Volcanoes are either active, dormant, or extinct.
e Magma is under a lot of mountains and the crust.
3 What is the Richter scale? How much stronger is
an earthquake that measures 4 on the Richter
scale than a quake that measures 2?
The Richter scale is a device or instrument to measure the strength of an earthquake. A
magnitude 4 earthquake is 100 times more stronger a magnitude 2 earthquake.
4) Use a diagram to explain the terms focus and
epicentre of an earthquake.