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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
An '''Earthquake''' is when the ground undergoes a violent shaking motionas a result of [[tectonic plate|plate]] movement. This often results in damage to the [[local]] environment and severe loss of life.
===About Earthquakes===
'''Earthquakes''' occur along all three types of [[Tectonic Plate Margin]] when tension builds up as the [[Tectonic PlatesPlate|plates]] move.
At [[Conservative Plate Margin]]s as the plates grind past each other causing a build-up of [[friction]] causes . As tension to build between builds the plates as they move and this means that they eventually become stuck. As the plates are released and jerk away from each other they release shock waves that that spread from the [[Focus (Earthquake)|focus]] deep in the [[mantle]]. The shock waves are then felt on the surface of the [[crust]] in the form of an '''earthquake'''. The shock waves are most strongly felt at the [[Epicentre]] which is the point directly above the [[Focus (Earthquake)|focus]].
At [[Constructive Plate Margin]]s the plates are moving away from each other and this causes cracks in the plates as they move. Tension then builds in these cracks and is eventually released in the form of shock waves that can be felt of the surface of the earth at the [[crust]] as an '''earthquake'''.
Earthquakes come in a variety of strengths therefore there is a scale that shows you how strong each earthquake is and how much damage it is likely to do. This is called the '''moment magnitude scale'''. This scale measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake and is measured logarithmically. This means that a magnitude 2 earthquake is ten times stronger than a magnitude 1 earthquake. Earthquakes below magnitude 6 only cause slight damage to buildings and earthquakes magnitude 7 and above can cause high levels of damage and large loss of life.
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Earthquake, pages 196, 210-11, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Earthquakes, page 192, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac102 ''Earthquakes, page 90, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Earthquakes, pages 285, 286, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Earthquakes, pages 62-63, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945687/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945687&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a598e52189317a20311d7a632747bc9 ''Earthquakes, page 101, Gateway GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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