Earthquakes
Maine Standards. The theory of plate tectonics describes the movement of the plates of the lithosphere relative to each other. This movement creates forces that push and pull on the crust. Crustal rock can absorb and store energy, but only so much. There is a point at which the stress is more than the rock can hold and the rock breaks. When the rock breaks, the stored energy is released and this energy travels through the Earth. This sudden release of energy created when rocks break is called an earthquake
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Maine Standards
ME.D. The Physical Setting: Students understand the universal nature of matter, energy, force, and motion and identify how these relationships are exhibited in Earth Systems, in the solar system, and throughout the universe.
D.4. Force and Motion: Students describe the force of gravity, the motion of objects, the properties of waves, and the wavelike property of energy in light waves.
D.4.a. Describe the similarities and differences in the motion of sound vibrations, earthquakes, and light waves.
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