Understanding Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries

This chapter discusses the occurrence of earthquakes and their primary cause, the movement of tectonic plates. It explains how stresses and the pushing of rock against each other lead to the buildup and release of energy, resulting in earthquakes. The chapter also explores different types of plate boundaries and their effects, such as divergent boundaries where plates pull away from each other and convergent boundaries where plates push into each other, causing the deepest and most powerful earthquakes.