Watching me tumble like that?

我都跌成這樣了？

Are you?

你還笑？

Oh! No no, go ahead!

噢！沒關係，繼續笑吧！

But hey, do you know what just happened?

但是，你知道剛才發生了什麼事嗎？

There we go again!

又來了！

Well, this is nothing but an earthquake, a small one indeed.

嗯，只是個小地震而已。

Come, let me tell you about Earthquakes today!

來吧，今天就讓我來跟你談談關於地震的事吧！

Zoom In!

跟緊囉！

The surface of the Earth is like a jigsaw puzzle.

地球的表面就像一張大拼圖一樣。

Yes, it's not a single piece of land but approximately 20 pieces of a puzzle that constantly move, but you don't feel it because they move quite slowly.

沒錯，地球的表面並不是一整塊陸地，而是由 20 塊不斷在移動的拼圖陸塊所組成的。由於移動速度很慢，因此你不會感覺到它在移動。

Each of one those puzzle pieces are called 'Tectonic Plates'.

每塊拼圖陸塊都被稱為「構造板塊」。

So whenever those plates hit, bump or slide past another plate, an earthquake is caused!

當這些板塊互相碰撞，或是一片板塊滑移到另一片板塊上時，就會發生地震！

The surface where these plates slip is called the Fault or the Fault plane.

這些板塊滑動的表面被稱為「斷層」或「斷層面」。

So when do you think it happens?

所以，你覺得地震會在什麼時候發生呢？

Well, it happens all the time!

答案是，地震一直都在持續發生！

But hey, don't be scared.

嘿，但是不用害怕。

Most of the times, we don't feel the quakes as they are too small to reach us.

大多數的時候因為地震的強度太小，所以沒辦法傳遞到我們身邊而讓我們感覺不到。

But sometimes, they are so strong that they can be felt over 1000 miles away.

但有的時候，地震的強度可以大到連 1000 英里外都感受的到。

The place where the earthquake originates is called the Hypocentre and the place where it occurs on the Earth's surface is called the Epicenter.

地震發生的起始店被稱為「震源」，而地震傳遞到地表上的中心點則被稱為「震央」。

There are three types of Earthquakes.

地震總共分為三種。

Convergent boundary.

聚合性板塊邊緣地震。

Here, one plate is forced over another during an earthquake, which causes a Thrust Fault.

這種情況是一個板塊在地震時去擠壓到另一個板塊，並形成了逆斷層。

Many hills and mountains have been formed due to the Convergent Boundary.

許多丘陵與山脈都是由聚合性板塊所塑造而成的。

Divergent boundary.

分離性板塊邊緣地震。

Here, plates are drifted apart from each other, forming a Rift Zone.

這種情況是兩個板塊被拉開並分離，並形成了斷裂帶。

This kind gives birth to new ocean floors.

這種地震會形成新的海床。

Transform fault.

轉型斷層地震。

Here, the plates here slip by each other and this is also called Strike-Slip.

這種情況是板塊之間互相滑動，這樣的現象被稱為「平移」。

So earthquakes are nothing but the shaking, rolling or a sudden shock of the earth's surface.

所以地震其實只是地球表面上的晃動、滾動或是突然搖動而已。

Now you know that whenever the Earth is stressed or angry, it shakes and grumbles!

現在你知道當地球緊張或是生氣時，它就會開始搖晃並發出聲音抱怨！

Don't be scared, I was just kidding!

別怕啦，我只是在開玩笑而已！

Trivia time!

小知識時間！

The instrument used by Scientists to measure the intensity of Earthquake is known as a Seismograph!

科學家用來測量地震強度的儀器被稱為地震儀！

A Tsunami is caused when earthquakes occur under water.

海嘯的成因是在海底發生的地震。

Yikes! I need to rush before I tumble again.

唉唷！我得趕緊在跌倒前趕快離開。

So this is me, zooming out! Tune in next time for more fun facts.

今天就告一段落啦！下次也請繼續收看來獲取更多有趣的知識。