Key questions for our topic:

• What causes an earthquake and how are they measured?
• Why do earthquakes occur in some places but not others?
• How are different places affected by earthquakes?
• Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others?
• Why don’t the largest earthquakes always cause the most death and destruction?
• Why do most volcanoes happen in the same places as earthquakes?
• How do earthquakes impact on the lives of people?
• What are the layers of the earth?
• What is a volcano and what causes a volcano to erupt?
• What are the 7 continents of the world and what shapes are they?