Maps that show different landforms, such as mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches.

scientists who study earthquakes

an area where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur

special scale used to measure earthquake movements

When tectonic plates grind against each other, ___________ builds up in these rocks.

huge slabs of solid rock that are always in motion

giant wave of water caused by an earthquake under the ocean

breaks or cracks where plates in the Earth’s crust come together

Tectonic plates that ______________ cause earthquakes. Options: move from side to side, push against each other, pull away from each other, move up and down.

The movement of Earth’s plates put _________________ on rock that is on both sides of a fault.