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Copy of ABCs of Earthquakes

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A IS FOR ASTHENOSPHERE

  • The asthenosphere so just below the lithosphere, including the upper mantle.
  • The asthenosphere is about 180 km thick

B IS FOR BASEMENT

  • The basement is harder rock under the main sedimentary rock

C IS FOR CRUST

  • The crust is mostly where earthquakes happen.
  • It's the very outside layer of the Earth.
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D IS FOR DAMAGE

  • That's after a big earthquake or a volcano eruption, like broken windows or a tipped building.
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E IS FOR EPICENTER

  • Every earthquake has an epicenter center.
  • A epicenter is the center of an earthquake and sends vibrations
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F IS FOR FORESHOCK

  • Foreshocks are little earthquakes that come before a big earthquake
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G IS FOR GEOLOGY

  • Geology is the study of the Earth .
  • It's how we study earthquakes.
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