East Greenwich High School Library: Unified Science - Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Information about earthquakes provided by the USGS.

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This article defines earthquakes, explains how earthquakes are measured and the destruction earthquakes cause, as well as how tsunamis start.

This live-action video program is about earthquakes.

Where plates slide and scrape alongside each other, resulting strains cause faults or cracks to develop in the earth's crust. When big faults move, the energy released results in earthquakes.

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