SCIENCE HOLIDAY

HOMEWORK
Topic : Natural Phenomena Earthquake
EARTHQUAKES
 What is an Earthquake ?
 What causes an Earthquake ?
 Three types of Movements of Plates.
 WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE ?
An Earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the
surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s Surface
due to disturbance in our Earth’s Crust.
 WHAT CAUSES AN
EARTHQUAKE ?
Earthquake is caused by the disturbance deep down inside the
uppermost layer of the Earth called Crust. It is Fragmented. Each
fragment is called a Plate. When they brush past one another, or a
plate goes under another due to collision, they cause disturbance in
the Earth’s crust..
The boundaries of the plates are the weak zones where
earthquakes are more likely to occur. These weak zones are called
Seismic or fault Zones. The Power of an Earthquake is expressed in
terms of a magnitude on a scale called the Richter Scale.

Earth Plates
The energy from an Earthquake travels through
Earth in vibrations called Seismic waves. These
seismic waves start from a point inside the Earth’s
surface called Focus or Hypocenter. The point on
the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake is Called Epicenter. The Seismic Waves
are recorded by an instrument called the
Seismograph. It starts Vibrating when Earthquake
occur. A pen is attached to the pendulum. The pen
records the seismic waves on a paper which moves
under it.
THREE TYPES OF MOVEMENT OF EARTH
PLATES

Divergent Convergent Transform

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Made by Vaibhav Mehta Class
– 8th ‘B’