
Layers of the Earth
OK. So let's get to know our home planet. The Earth. (^-^)

This third rock from the sun is made of several distinct layers:
1. The atmosphere (gas) - protects life on Earth
2. The crust - comprising the lands & oceans
3. The mantle (semi solid) - where the internal heat circulates
4. The core (liquid & solid) - iron, source of the magnetic field
OK. I simply wanna know why the earth quakes. So. If I understand it right - the Earth's crust is actually broken apart as plates
و الأرض ذات الصدع [
Q86:12] - which fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. Intense heat from the Earth’s core causes these plates to move. [
wtu] And as it meet at cracks (fault lines), sometimes, things don't go smoothly & this releases energy - causing the ground to shake.
والله أعلم

Warmer material rises, colder material falls
This plate movement is called plate tectonics. [
web |
video] It is due to the heating (rising) and cooling (falling) of the mantle from the hot core, known as convection. So is this movement like the
water cycle?
اعوذب لله من الشيطان الرجيم
وترى الجبال تحسبها جامدة وهي تمر مر السحاب
صنع الله الذي أتقن كل شيء إنه خبير بما تفعلونAnd you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. (It is) the work of Allah, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Acquainted with that which you do. [Holy Quran 27:88] ماشاء الله
And when 2 plates collide & uplifts vast land area - this forms mountains. These mountains reduces the earthquakes. "
To relieve the stress, mountain ranges are often formed in the over riding land mass while earthquake prone zones are formed below"
وألقى في الأرض رواسي أن تميد بكم [
Q16:15]

والجبال أوتادا [Holy Quran 78:7 | video]
So is this how the mountains peg the earth?
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors
Only Allah SWT Knows Best
والله أعلم

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