Slide 1Earthquakes Liz LaRosa http://www.middleschoolscience.com 2009http://www.middleschoolscience.com for my 5 th grade science class 2009 Slide 2 What is an earthquake?…

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Slide 1Earthquakes Slide 2 What is an earthquake? Slide 3 An earthquake is a trembling or shaking of the earth’s crust. Most earthquakes occur because of a sudden movement…