What Is an Earthquake
Know what an earthquake is: a sudden shaking of the ground that can be strong or weak
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“Can your child explain that an earthquake is when the ground suddenly shakes, and that some earthquakes shake harder than others?”
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- Activity. Know what an earthquake is: a sudden shaking of the ground that can be strong or weak
What to notice. Describe an earthquake as the ground shaking suddenly • Explain that earthquakes vary in strength from barely noticeable to very strong • Describe what it might feel like during an earthquake
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Can your child explain that an earthquake is when the ground suddenly shakes, and that some earthquakes shake harder than others?
Know what an earthquake is: a sudden shaking of the ground that can be strong or weak
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- Describe an earthquake as the ground shaking suddenly
- Explain that earthquakes vary in strength from barely noticeable to very strong
- Describe what it might feel like during an earthquake
“Can your child explain that an earthquake is when the ground suddenly shakes, and that some earthquakes shake harder than others?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Volcanoes & Earthquakes
- Age range
- Ages 5–7